"The whole idea of being a great artist is to be able to express something that no one else has expressed before."

"I've always been fascinated by the dark side of human nature. I think it's important to explore that, to understand it, even if it's uncomfortable."

"The difference between a good film and a bad film is that a good film is never finished, and a bad film is never started."

"The world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players."

"The very nature of the film medium demands that the director be a kind of dictator. You have to be."