“Ever director has at least 10 bad films in them.”

“In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.”

“Most directors make films with their eyes; I make films with my testicles.”

“The opinion of the public is sacred. The director is a cook who merely offers different dishes to them and has no right to insist they react in a particular way. A film is just a projection of light, completed only when it crosses the gaze of the audience[...]”

“Women think in [Douglas] Sirk’s films. Something which has never struck me with other directors. None of them. Usually women are always reacting, doing what women are supposed to do, but in Sirk they think. It’s something that has to be seen. It’s great to see women think. It gives one hope. Honestly.”

“I never rewatch the great films of my favorite directors because I'm afraid they won't hold up.”