The thing with films is that you have to make something that will get people out of their houses, away from the TV set. You must touch people, say something. Otherwise, they'll stay at home.
People made suggestions, but, hell, I don't actually listen to anybody, I just go my own way.
Truth gets buried, that's why people write autobiographies.
The physical life of the scene is determined by whether the set squeezes people together or whether the set has an escape place in it.
You have to remind people of their own struggles. It's a responsibility.
A film director has to get a shot, no matter what he does. We're desperate people.
The camera is more than a recorder, it's a microscope. It penetrates, it goes into people and you see their most private and concealed thoughts.
I was an outsider... but I was also sympathetic with people that were struggling to get up, because I struggled to get up.
Anybody who informs on other people is doing something disturbing and even disgusting.
I used to spend most of my time straining to be a nice guy so people would like me.