"I think that the big mistake people make about movies is that they don't understand that films are essentially a dream process. You're not supposed to be able to explain what's going on in a dream. If…"

"Perhaps it sounds ridiculous, but the best thing that young filmmakers should do is to get hold of a camera and some film and make a movie of any kind at all."

"The novel (The Shining) is by no means a serious literary work, but the plot is for the most part extremely well worked out, and for a film that is all that really matters."

"I don't think there's any such thing as a truly objective film. Every film is a subjective interpretation of reality."

"The most overrated film of all time is 'Citizen Kane'."