You have to understand the nature of light.

I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker.

In Hollywood, maybe only ten percent will make it and the other ninety percent try. This elusive dream of making it and being on top is the same story as the moth being drawn to the flame. The flame and it's attractiveness is something you'll never eliminate. Some will learn how to live in that environment and others will burn in it.

It is also difficult to articulate the subtleties in cinema, because there aren't words or metaphors which describe many of the emotions you are attempting to evoke.

I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician.

It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema.

There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't.