My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it.

I'm in a house where if the washing machine shuts off, it sings a song. If iPad gets a message, it sings a song. I'm living in a real postmodern time - every single thing sings to you to tell you it's started, it's stopped, you've got a message, you didn't get a message.

My job is going to be to direct the film - I'm going to do it. And that's where my job ends.

I grew up in the Bronx. I'm into rap music.

That's the thing about making a movie: You never finish editing. They just take it away from you.

My grandfather lived to be 96 years old. He was born in a town outside of Salerno in Southern Italy. He came to New York when he was 20. He lived in the States from age 20 to 96, but he brought his culture with him, he brought his food with him, he brought his language with him, he never spoke a word of English.

I'm about my characters.