"Speak slowly, Michael. He is an honourable man."

"I chose Sony Classics, not just because of their practical experience, not just because of their wisdom in marketing, but mainly because of their integrity."

"It is absolutely my conviction, that Walter Salles will figure among the great directors of our time."

"It has nothing to do with commercial success. You cannot calculate in your head how to put the mosaic together to make a commercial film: that's out of the question."

"To have a film in America means precisely nothing if you don't have a distributor who stands behind it."