"What is it that makes a film good? It's the ability to surprise you, to make you think, to make you feel something you haven't felt before."

"The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it goes along, even when the mind wants to wander."

"I don't think that films should provide answers. I think they should raise questions."

"The future is not a gift. It is an achievement."

"I never learned anything at all in school and didn't read a book for pleasure until I was 19 years old."