I never see things I make in the same way that the audience does. You can never do that.

Ultimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone's idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.

So, what is creative freedom? We can make what we want, how we want. The only constraint is: not for any budget.

In the '60s not everybody was wearing flowers in their hair and flowing caftans.

Accept certain inalienable truths.

I mean, '8 ½' to me is such a great dissertation on the whole, you know, act of filmmaking and creativity.

Everything I make starts very personally.