“I couldn't sleep one night and I was sitting in my office and I realized that I was an independent filmmaker.”
Darren Aronofsky

“I think one of the major things a director has to do is to know his subject matter, the subject matter of his script, know the truth and the reality of it.”
Robert Wise

“Tales of my toughness are exaggerated. I never killed an actor.”
John Huston

“[Hollywood] is filled with people who make adventure pictures and who have never left this place... religious pictures and they haven't been in a church or synagogue for years... pictures about love and they have never been in love — ever.”
Richard Brooks

“I have to say that whatever decisions I make, I really do think that movie making is a director's medium. They are the people that ultimately shape the film, and a director can take great material and turn it into garbage if they are not capable of making a good movie.”
Leonardo DiCaprio