Lucius Annaeus Seneca

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

He has committed the crime who profits by it.

All cruelty springs from weakness.

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making.

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

It is always sound business to take any obtainable net gain, at any cost and at any risk to the rest of the community.