Karel Reisz

The British cinema had been very dull and conformist.

Heroism in a bad cause.

A style is not a matter of camera angles or fancy footwork, it's an expression, an accurate expression of your particular opinion.

A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.

It's hard to imagine anyone interested in film not being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock because he's such a key influence on the entire history of cinema - it's hard to escape his shadow.

A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.