Richard Lester

“The essence of cinema is editing. It's the combination of what can be extraordinary images of people during emotional moments, or images in a general sense, put together in a kind of alchemy.”

“Making a film is like trying to build a house of cards in a hurricane.”

“I'm not a nostalgic person. I never look back.”

“I've never been able to take myself seriously.”

“My films are of a piece. They are not particularly emotional. I'm not a director for actors. I'm a director for films.”

“I think people are frightened of the Beatles. I think they're hysterically frightened. They're not used to this kind of freedom.”