When I write a film, I have already made the trailer.

I would like to sing the theme tune of a big film - something like 'Titanic'..

Once Ive finished a film I just want to get on and make another one..

I just like comedy in general. My film work, which has been at times more dramatic, has been satisfying. But I never feel quite as good and as light ….

I'm probably much more influenced by film-makers and painters than I am by other songwriters or poets..

I deliberately never read about films before I see them..

When you direct a film, everything should be about the story and nothing else..

Every time I start a film I feel like I'm starting the first time, ever..

Films are all about decisions, and that's what I love..

My films are as much concerned with truth as anything in vérité. Maybe more so..

I hate violence. That has never prevented me from using it in my films..

Cinemas gained new young audiences who wanted films made for them..

What I know is that I am honest about my films, and my films are honest about reality. The stories themselves dictate the way that they should be tol….

A film set becomes its own family anyway, and all family dynamics come out during a shoot. The trick is hiring people who know how to handle that..

There's no such thing as a perfect historical film..

It's a sin to have your films not to make money..

Don't shy away from producing your own film and being in charge of its business end as well..

I was making a film [Dream of Life] about Patti [Smith], but I was taking pictures, too..

I'd rather be appreciated for my character in a film than my looks..

Filmmaking is a difficult process. There are the logistics of making a film. You have to do your part, and then change the entire thing around to do ….

Just film what's there, trust what came before, one hour before, and make it easy..