"The more you know, the more you realize you don't know."

"If you can talk brilliantly about a problem, it can create the consoling illusion that it has been mastered."

"The thing that's always fascinated me about movies is that they're a dream that you can share with other people."

"I'm not interested in making films that are politically correct. I'm interested in making films that are true to human nature, however ugly that may be."

"The human mind is a wonderful thing. It starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public."