The Notion Of Directing A Film Is

By Manipulating What You Hear And How You Hear It - And What Other Things You Don't Hear - You Can Not Only Help Tell The Story, You Can Help The Audience Get Into The Mind Of The Character.

When I'm Actually Assembling A Scene, I Assemble It As A Silent Movie. Even If It's A Dialog Scene, I Lip Read What People Are Saying.

Every Film Is A Puzzle Really, From An Editorial Point Of View.

There Are Two Kinds Of Filmmaking: Hitchcock's (the Film Is Complete In The Director's Mind) And Coppola's (which Thrives On Process). For Hitchcock, Any Variation From The Complete Internal Idea Is Seen As A Defect. The Perfection Already Exists. Coppola's Approach Is To Harvest The Random Elements That The Process Throws Up, Things That Were Not In His Mind When He Began.

As I've Gone Through Life, I've Found That Your Chances For Happiness Are Increased If You Wind Up Doing Something That Is A Reflection Of What You Loved Most When You Were Somewhere Between Nine And Eleven Years Old.