There Are No Rules In Filmmaking

Man Must Be Able To Recover, To Win Out, Triumph Over Adversity. And I Don't Mean Just The Little Adversity Like Paying His Room Rent Or Something. But Those Deep, Deep Human Adversities Because Something He Has Faith In Has Turned To Ashes. Where Someone He Loves Turns Out To Be Just Another Joke. You Get To The Point Of Suicide. But You Can Bounce Back - They Can't Completely Destroy You.

There Are A Lot Of People Who Believe That The Individual Can't Make It Himself. And That's Why People Want To Join Up In Various Herds - Herd Formation. So You Become Part Of A Herd, A Group. Group Power Of Some Kind. There's An Awful Lot Of Group Power People In Our Country [the Usa] - Black Power, Chinese Power, Indian Power, Woman Power. Everyone Is Putting In Together.

The Oscar Is The Most Valuable, But Least Expensive, Item Of World-wide Public Relations Ever Invented By Any Industry.

In Our Film Profession You May Have Gable's Looks, Tracy's Art, Marlene's Legs Or Liz's Violet Eyes, But They Don't Mean A Thing Without That Swinging Thing Called Courage.

My Advice To Young Filmmakers Is This: Don't Follow Trends. Start Them!