"Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for quick consumption, but they have survived 50 years and are still growing."

"I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones."

"We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their power."

"I like the beauty of Faulkner's poetry. But I don't like his themes, not at all."

"All I want to do is work."

"Architecture is a slow business, and city planning even slower."

"You do the work and you want people to see it but, um while I'm doing the work, the result doesn't matter at all to me. Ultimately, I don't, I don't care whether the film is - you know - some big giant box-office bonanza and I don't care if its a complete flop. To me, when a film gets made and it's actually finished it's a success. They're all a success in their own way."

"Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit."