1. “The nature of the work is to prepare for a good accident.”
2. “All good work requires self-revelation.”
3. “For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces ae films that come to you by accident.”
4. “Work is my norm. I have mad energy, insane energy, a kind of stamina in terms of work that’s a little crazy.”
5. “In drama, the characters should determine the story. In melodrama, the story determines the characters.”
6. “Don’t let the difficulty of actually achieving a shot make you think that the shot is good.”
7. “All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.”
8. “Everything becomes creative if the person doing the job is.”
9. “It’s art. It’s commerce. It’s heartbreaking and it’s fun. It’s a great way to live”
10. “There’s a powerful magic about being a writer that I still marvel at.”
