That survival instinct, that will to live, that need to get back to life again, is more powerful than any consideration of taste, decency, politeness, manners, civility. Anything. It's such a powerful force.
Class is something I know about. I've lived it every day of my life, and it shaped me in my identity.
My idea at this time, which was slowly developing, was to create a comedie humaine with little people, average people - samples from every period in American life.
This life is yours and no one else's, and if you spend your time looking at other people's pages, you'll never get anything done.
The area of teenage life is not necessarily rarefied; we've all gone through that period. It's not as rarefied as a western or a space adventure or a gangster film, but it has its own dynamic.
I basically have a very positive philosophy of life, because I don't feel I have anything to lose. Most things are going to turn out okay.
Like Rodgers and Hammerstein, I'm not afraid to deal with themes about the ups and downs of life, yet which are still entertaining, and you still feel these stories.
I worry about kids today not having time to build a tree house or ride a bike or go fishing. I worry that life is getting faster and faster.
I'm a believer in just open, free-form creativity, and you never know the surprises that life has in store, and that, purely on a creative level, there's no such thing as rules.
If you have the opportunity to play this game of life you need to appreciate every moment. a lot of people don't appreciate the moment until it's passed.
I'm just a tiny person from a humdrum neighbourhood, so I grew up worshipping 'Bond' pictures and dreaming of a life bigger than my own.
Through writing, through that process, they realize that they become more intelligent, and more honest and more imaginative than they can be in any other part of their life.
I just don't sleep enough. But I have never met someone very successful who, at the end of their life, says 'I wish I slept more.'
For years, whenever I'd been travelling and came back to Copenhagen, I'd think: 'People are so stylish.' And it's not any one class. It's everyday life.
The hardest part of directing is the choosing. Unlike an actor who can do a variety of work, it is a year of your life, you can't afford to get it wrong.
The Moon and Mars were the two most likely candidates for life in the solar system; what exists beyond our solar system is mere guesswork.
I'll continue making films because I love being able to drop into other people's worlds. My goal is to be constantly learning.
If you make something with love and, you know, passion and you tell a real story, I think it will always find an audience somehow, you know.
I got a Super 8 camera when I was eight years old, and I just wanted to tell stories - I love telling stories.
I love the idea of using film language similarly to how musicians use music - combining images and sounds in a way that they create an emotional effect.
I started out wanting to be an actor and I like to give actors as much as possible. I love writing stuff where they can really lose control.
