There is no right or wrong reading of Naked Lunch, though some readings are more common, and thus Burroughs commercial is not the issue.
Most of the time, I'm not even working; I'm just helping people, because I feel that I am too lucky.
Every time I make an American film I just trust the American director and American writer. Myself, I would never make this kind of film. For me, those kinds of films are ridiculous. They don't make sense.
I hate interviews - but you have to do them.
The movie business is a big gamble.
It only hurts when I'm not laughing.
I'm very pessimistic about that, no matter how hard we may try. The Chinese market is huge, but out of last year's $2 billion box office, $1. 8 billion was taken in by foreign movies, and just $200 million by our own movies, no matter how much we have learned of their techniques, or their good practices. The Hollywood movies imported into China are all good movies; does the U. S. make lousy movies? Yes, too many lousy movies, but the imports are good films, so how can they not be box office hits? They're all hits.
If Jesus came back today, he wouldn’t cleanse the temple, he’d cleanse the pulpit.
Men have had the vanity to pretend that the whole creation was made for them, while in reality the whole creation does not suspect their existence.
All who joy would win must share it. Happiness was born a Twin.
We need loyal people in this country. We need fighters in this country. We don't need weak people. We have enough of them.