Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.
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In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today. They don't want their villain to be thrown at them with green limelight on his face. They want an ordinary human being with failings.
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The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them.
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Television is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops up everytime.
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When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, 'It's in the script.' If he says, 'But what's my motivation?, ' I say, 'Your salary.'
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