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Someone Should Keep Reminding Mr. Average Man That He Was Born Free, Divine, Strong; Uncrushable By Fate, Society, Or Hell Itself; And That He Is A Child Of God, Equal Heir To All The Bounties Of God; And That Goodness Is Riches, Kindness Is Power, And Freedom Is Glory. Above All, Every Man Is Born With An Inner Capacity To Take Him As Far As His Imagination Can Dream Or Envision-providing He Is Free To Dream And Envision.

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

Automatic Simply Means That You Can?t Repair It Yourself.

The Best Way To Make Friends With An Audience Is To Make Them Laugh. You Don't Get People To Laugh Unless They Surrender - Surrender Their Defenses, Their Hostilities. And Once You Make An Audience Laugh, They're With You. And They Listen To You If You've Got Something To Say. I Have A Theory That If You Can Make Them Laugh, They're Your Friends.

There's Music In My Films But You Seldom Hear It. Very Early I Got The Idea That The Important Things In Films Were People - The Actors. They Are The Intermediary Between The Director And The Audience. They Make Direct Contact. People To People Communication.