"I think you can't be passive in making this film - or in watching it."

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"I'm more likely to lose my temper on a film set than almost anywhere. Often the level of idiocy is so exalted that it's impossible to comprehend."

"Sometimes it's difficult directing yourself on film because you can't quite separate yourself from the subject."

"There's no point in making a film out of a great book. The book's already great. What's the point?"

"I also paint, draw and I'm into film and photography as well, and the same thing applies to all of them. You're presenting this material to the general public and hoping that they're going to 'get' what you're doing. Some don't, some do."

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"But for me, really, the written word is always stronger than film."

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