If I don't have a script I adore, I do one I like. If I don't have one I like, I do one that has an actor I like or that presents some technical chal….

The nature of the work is to prepare for a good accident ..

I don't know how to choose work that illuminates what my life is about. I don't know what my life is about and don't examine it. My life will define ….

Everything becomes creative if the person doing the job is.

Good style, to me, is unseen style..

I only said 'Titanic' is unwatchable because one can not watch it..

There are no minor decisions in movie making. Each decision will either contribute to a good piece of work or bring the whole movie crashing down aro….

Don't let the difficulty of actually achieving a shot make you think that the shot is good..

It's art. It's commerce. It's heartbreaking and it's fun. It's a great way to live..

Work is my norm. I have mad energy, insane energy, a kind of stamina in terms of work that's a little crazy..

There are no personal revelations other than feelings arising from the work itself.

All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen..

In drama, the characters should determine the story. In melodrama, the story determines the characters..

There's no such thing as a small part. There are just small actors..

Over-length is one of the things that most often results in the destruction of the movie in the cutting room..

There's a powerful magic about being a writer that I still marvel at..

While the goal of all movies is to entertain, the kind of film in which I believe goes one step further. It compels the spectator to examine one face….

For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident..

All good work requires self-revelation..

Suffice to say that the theme (the WHAT of the movie) is going to determine the style (the HOW of the movie)..

Dolby was in the driver's seat. "Surround Sound" was added. Now we had three speakers behind the screen, two more on the left side of the theater, an….