The best director is the one you don't see.

A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant and a bastard.

Now, what is it which makes a scene interesting? If you see a man coming through a doorway, it means nothing. If you see him coming through a window - that is at once interesting.

My Aunt Minnie would always be punctual and never hold up production, but who would pay to see my Aunt Minnie?

You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning.

If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or they'll kill you.