My Films Must Let Every Man, Woman,

When You Get To Political Machines That Can Control A State, Then You're Really Into Organized Crime - Almost. You're Fighting A Political Mafia.

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.

My Films Must Let Every Man, Woman, And Child Know That God Loves Them, That I Love Them, And That Peace And Salvation Will Become A Reality Only When They All Learn To Love Each Other.

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.

Friend, You Are A Divine Mingle-mangle Of Guts And Stardust. So Hang In There! If Doors Opened For Me, They Can Open For Anyone.