The length of the film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder. ~ Alfred Hitchcock

I supply a presence. ~ Charles Bronson, People, 9/15/03

I think tripods, cranes, and dollies are really artificial. Handheld, when it's well-operated and well-used, not an MTV kind of thing, it creates and immediacy, a reality, it's natural. ~ Alejandro González Iñárritu

I make movies for my needs. My goal has never, never, never been to make shocking movie. ~ Pedro Almodovar, Film Comment

I've never done nudity in my whole career. I certainly don't think now is the time to start. I don't think it's necessary for anything I've done, although I have absolutely no opinions against anyone who feels comfortable doing it. ~ Sarah Jessica Parker

I'm always cribbing from real life. I'm not a very creative filmmaker. ~ Kevin Smith, Houston Chronicle, March 2004

There are no good guys in a Quentin Tarantino movie. They're all bad guys. And you like us. That's Quentin's big talent. ~ David Carradine, CNN, 4/19/04

An attitude will give you heft. ~ Carl Reiner

Acting is pretending, and I wanted to be taken seriously. You don't want to trade life for success--it will just chew you up all the time. ~ Gardner McKay

Once you find the right idea, then go ahead and embellish it. ~ Vincente Minnelli

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