Hal Hartley

“Despite the fact that I love story, character and dialogue, when I isolate the primary elements of film I find photography, movement and sound recording — in that order. Only then do I consider dramatic action. Film is essentially graphic for me.”

William Castle

“Don’t be embarrassed about opening your mouth and letting rip with all you’ve got, because the person in the seat right next to you, will probably be screaming too!”

Alejandro Jodorowsky

“Most directors make films with their eyes; I make films with my testicles.”

Joe Christ

“Face it, I make comedies, albeit dark comedies…so, if I am shooting something in documentary form, it will be treated with my type of humour.”

Russ Meyer

“I always had a tremendous interest in big tits.”

Akira Kurosawa

“Movie directors, or should I say people who create things, are very greedy and they can never be satisfied...that's why they can keep on working. I've been able to work for so long because I think next time, I'll make something good.”

Alexander Hammid

Maya Deren

“The task of cinema or any other art form is not to translate hidden messages of the unconscious soul into art but to experiment with the effects contemporary technical devices have on nerves, minds, or souls.”

Richard Kern

“Everything else seemed so pretentious, so we were always trying to do stuff that was totally unjustifiable.”

Nick Zedd

“We propose that all film schools be blown up and all boring films never be made again.”