My Advice To Young Filmmakers

I Happen To Think That Jesus Was The Greatest Hero Of All Time. I Don't Think You Could Invent That Kind Of A Hero. He Had It All - Everything That The Human Spirit Could Yearn For. There Is Nothing That Man Ever Said Or Did, By Word Or Deed That Is Evil. That Is Not Full Of Compassion. That Is Not Full Of Love For Your Neighbor Whether He's Down Or Out, Or Up - No Matter What. He Taught That You Must Love Your Neighbor Whether He's A Crook, A Beggar, Whether He's Rich Or Poor.

There Are No Rules In Filmmaking. Only Sins. And The Cardinal Sin Is Dullness.

The Best Pictures Are Yet To Be Made.

Things Own You. That's The Trouble With Capitalism. Things Own You. With Communism And Fascism - Ideas Own You. One Idea And You Can't Have Any Other.

No Saint, No Pope, No General, No Sultan, Has Ever Had The Power That A Filmmaker Has; The Power To Talk To Hundreds Of Millions Of People For Two Hours In The Dark.