In our film profession you may have Gable's looks, Tracy's art, Marlene's legs or Liz's violet eyes, but they don't mean a thing without that swinging thing called courage

In our film profession you may have Gable's looks, Tracy's art, Marlene's legs or Liz's violet eyes, but they don't mean a thing without that swinging thing called courage.

Scriptwriting [for film] is the toughest part of the whole racket . . . the least understood and the least noticed.

Film is one of the three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music

My advice to young film-makers is this: Don't follow trends, Start them!

My advice to young film-makers is this: don't follow trends, start them!