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" Oscars are won with two or three shots only, because if it's really beautifully photographed, you don't really notice it until the astounding moment emphasizes it. "

Nicolas Roeg

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" The great difference between screen acting and theatre acting is that screen acting is about reacting - 75% of the time, great screen actors are great reactors. "

" I don't look back on any film I've done with fondness or pride. "

" I think I've never really liked the idea of genre, a film that follows the rules of a genre. "

" I've used mirrors in a lot of movies. I think the mirror is an extraordinary thing, also the reflective, a reflection in water, etc. "

" Movies are not scripts - movies are films; they're not books, they're not the theatre. "

" A lot of my movies have come to be thought about only years after the fact, and I'm sad about that but also happy about it in a way, as it's given them longevity. "

" Youth is so exciting. It'll take over. I don't want to be swept away. I want to be with the taking-over people, right to the end. "

" Too many films today feel formulaic and familiar. I prefer it when the familiar is made to feel strange. "

" Mirrors are the essence of movies. "

" You can't hide in life. We are all being watched by some larger vision. "

" We're all influenced by everything unless we're locked in an empty room. "

" I've always admired the tradition of storytellers who sat in the public market and told their stories to gathered crowds. They'd start with a single premise and talk for hours - the notion of one story, ever-changing but never-ending. "

" Some people are very lucky, and have the story in their heads. I've never storyboarded anything. I like the idea of chance. What makes God laugh is people who make plans. "