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I Think Of The Medium As A People-to-people Medium, Not Cameraman-to-people, Not Direction-to-people, Not Writers-to-people, But People-to-peopleyou Can Only Involve An Audience With People. You Can't Involve Them With Gimmicks, With Sunsets, With Hand-held Cameras, Zoom Shots, Or Anything Else. They Couldn't Care Less About Those Things. But You Give Them Something To Worry About, Some Person They Can Worry About, And Care About, And You've Got Them, You've Got Them Involved.

War To Me Is The Stupidest Way Of Settling Anything. The Whole Damn Thing Goes To Pieces.

Making Money, Getting Yourself Status In This World Is Not Everything At All. But It Has Become Everything In America. That You Really Have To Get Going And Keep Up With The Jones'. Get A House And A Car And Other Things. And Pretty Soon You're Stymied. Things Own You.

I Was The Enemy Of The Major Studio. I Believed In One Man - One Film. I Believed One Man Should Make The Film. And I Believed The Director Should Be That One Man. One Man Should Do It - I Didn't Give A Damn Who. I Just Couldn't Accept Art As A Committee. I Could Only Accept Art As An Extension Of An Individual.

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.