"The great thing about being a director is that you get to play God. You get to create your own world, and you get to control everything in it."

"Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous."

"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 believe in God, but I'm not an atheist. I'm an agnostic. I don't know if there's a God or not, and I don't think anyone else does either."

"Violence is one of the most dramatic forms of human interaction."