Quotes

The knack of choosing his scripts wisely is one of the greatest assets a director can have - knowing what to discard, what to refuse. I've learned by experience that it's fatal to accept a poor script because it contains one or two good scenes which you long to shoot.

I am a pacifist. If there was another war, I don't think I would go to it.

The cinema is growing up very gradually, and I think this slow pace is a good thing. Many people look on the film as a great art form. It isn't. It's a great mass medium for entertainment. Too often this is forgotten, particularly by many brilliant younger directors.