“我常常是先构想一个故事,或接受制片人推荐的故事,然后根据情况,由我单独或者同某个作者合作去编写剧本(通常由我独自编写剧本)。无论如何,我都要试图把剧本写到这样一种程度;即让我确信,别人能按照它去拍摄电影,而且差不多是按照分镜头剧本逐个镜头地去拍完影片。我开初就是这样投入制片的。 "I used to think of a story first, or a producer-recommended story, and then, as the case may be, either alone or in collaboration with an author to write a script (usually written by me alone). Anyway, I have to try Write the script to such an extent that I am convinced that someone else can follow it to shoot a movie, and that it is almost time to shoot the movie in sub-screen shots.