Don't make jokes about food.
David Lean

Film is a dramatised reality and it is the director's job to make it appear real... an audience should not be conscious of technique.
David Lean

I rather like mysteries. But I do dislike muddles.
David Lean

I think people remember pictures not dialogue. That's why I like pictures.
David Lean

I'm first and foremost interested in the story, the characters.
David Lean

I've just begun to dare to think I perhaps am a bit of an artist.
David Lean