The Script Was Always The Most Important

The Work I Did In Vertigo Meant Nothing If No One Cared About The Movie. Luckily, Vertigo Had A Revival And People Had Begun To Recognize There Was Something Special And It Gained In Reputation. But It Just As Well Could Have Ended Up Rotting In Film Cans Somewhere.

If You Want To Live On The Edge Of Life, You Need To Be Flexible.

We Only Did Probably Two, Three Takes On Every Scene We Did, At The Most.

I Didn't Want To Start Relying On What Someone Else Thought Was Right. It Was Easier To Go Away All Together.

Just Touching That Old Tree Was Truly Moving To Me Because When You Touch These Trees, You Have Such A Sense Of The Passage Of Time, Of History. It's Like You're Touching The Essence, The Very Substance Of Life.