Even if we die at 100, we're still dying young. I want at least 700 years. There's a lot of travelling and books to read and movies to see. I'm not going to squeeze it all in in 85 years.

I still have energy and some degree of youth, which is what a filmmaker needs.

When I'm introduced as a two-time Oscar winner, I'm happy that a film of mine has found an audience and some acclaim because that keeps me in business. A filmmaker's greatest concern is the ability to make future films, so it helps keep me in business.

I think cynicism lasts. Sentimentality ages, dates quickly.

I don't want all of American cinema to be big cartoons that are just made to be digested by the entire world.

My flag is always flying. My shingle is always out. I'm always looking for movie ideas. The hardest part of this whole movie-making endeavor is finding ideas. That's the real goal.

I like actors who, when you see them on screen, you sense a person, not just an actor.