Nature has a counterpart, a representation of every interior mood and obscure perception of man.
We all know the power of film; we all know there's almost nothing more powerful than to see people on film that look and talk like you, like we do.
Never treat anything you do as a stepping stone. Do it fully, and follow it completely.
If we don't tell our own stories, no one else will.
It is because my roots are so strong that I can fly.
Making films is about having absolute and foolish confidence; the challenge for all of us is to have the heart of a poet and the skin of an elephant.
What is really important to me is a sense of humour and a mischief about life. Life is just too boring otherwise.
I'm an early riser and feel that some of the best ideas come to you between 5 and 6 a. m.
Military investigations are designed not to find anyone guilty.
I've been very lucky in my long life. On three continents, in diverse cultures, through happy moments, not-so-happy moments, and moments as marvelous as this one, I've had the privilege of working with the cinema's greatest masters.
I believe that it should be perfectly lawful to print even things that outrage the pruderies and prejudices of the general, so long as any honest minority, however small, wants to read them. The remedy of the majority is not prohibition, but avoidance.