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A movie is like a person. Either you trust it or you don't.

If you feel you have a film that's valid, you stick your ass on the line.

People say they make movies to show what 'really happens.' But they only show what they choose to show.

I'm one of those people, when I see a film, I believe it to be true. You know, sort of the authenticity of the camera and seeing things on a screen.

You make a film you feel is as real as possible and hope people react as though it were real.

But, you know, when I choose a film I need to believe in it and believe I can do something special with it, and after a while that means not trying to judge or analyze why I should do it. You have to follow this intuition thing, which is a mystery to me.

There are so many things that have to go right for a movie to be good that it's a miracle whenever one is.

There is nothing real about film. Nothing. Even the light particles that project the film can't be proven to exist. Nothing is there.

Films are neither true nor false. That includes my films, as well as others. They may make claims that are true or false, but films are too complex. They have too many ingredients.

Sometimes movie-making happens like clockwork; other times, like a car accident.