If you have a machine with three or four parts, you can shake them up in a box and it’s still pretty clear what’s there. If you have a machine with 10,000 parts and you shake them up in a box, what you have is a box of junk.
“As far as filmmaking goes, the instant you say “All is lost,” it’s up to you to follow up with another instant in which you say, “All is won.” Filmmaking is war.”