Nicolas Roeg

“Editing is the final rewrite.”

“The first cut is the deepest, but the second is the best.”

“I'm fascinated by the moment. I'm fascinated by the present. What is the present? It's a split second.”

“Memory is a very unreliable thing.”

“I think we're all voyeurs. I think we all like to watch.”

“Nothing is as it seems.”

“I love the idea of coincidence. It's a beautiful thing.”

“I don't want to be a director who makes films. I want to be a director who makes cinema.”

“Actors are the emotional acrobats of the story.”

“Time is a bugger. Time is a gangster.”

“Every decision you make is a choice. You can't avoid them.”

“The camera can be a lie. It can be a tool of propaganda. But it can also be a tool of truth.”

“I'm not interested in telling people what to think. I'm interested in making them think.”

“I never think of the audience. I think of the film.”

“Cinema is a medium of the senses. It's about seeing and hearing.”

“Danger is very attractive. We're drawn to it.”

“Sex is a part of life. It's a very important part of life. And it's a part of what makes us human.”

“My films are not about logic. They're about life. And life isn't logical.”