“It is absolutely my conviction, that Walter Salles will figure among t...” — Arthur Cohn Quote

“It is absolutely my conviction, that Walter Salles will figure among the great directors of our time.”

“To have a film in America means precisely nothing if you don't have a distributor who stands behind it.”

“It has nothing to do with commercial success. You cannot calculate in your head how to put the mosaic together to make a commercial film: that's out of the question.”

“Look at all the misery in the Middle East, for example. All these countries have Islam in common, and far too few dare to criticize Islam as an ideology, and what it's doing to these countries. I know I might get punched in the face for saying these things, but my conviction is that less religion in the world would be better.”

“If I practised sex, out of moral conviction, that was one thing; but to enjoy it... seemed a defeat.”

“I'm 4'11", but that doesn't matter if I'm showing conviction and confidence in what I'm doing.”