“The problem with trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you so very often succeed.”
“Now the trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed.”
“A problem becomes a problem only if you believe it to be so. And often others see you as you see yourself.”
“If you can make your name and your works very famous and at the same time can succeed in making yourself much unknown, you are definitely the most intelligent celebrity!”
“I have often thought it was very arrogant to suppose you could make a film for anybody but yourself.”
“Don’t let yourself be. Find something new to try, something to change. Count how often it succeeds and how often it doesn’t. Write about it. Ask a patient or a colleague what they think about it. See if you can keep the conversation going.”