"You shouldn't rush things and produce too many movies. Otherwise, you become a slave to commercial projects in order to cover your overheads. Most of my work was through friendships. A film is not made in an office but in a meeting of the minds, an understanding with the director that goes on at all times, day and night, with real passion and that streak of craziness without which the cinema would never be able to exist."
Independent Serge Silberman produced such landmark films such as Jean-Pierre Melville's Bob Le Flambeur, Luis Bunuel's The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie, and Akira Kurosawa's Ran
