In each of my characters there is a little of me. Not strictly autobiographical but a little piece of my soul.

It's incredible that they censor films. It's sad.

My daughter, Asia, has been in many of my movies. I love working with her. In the beginning, I was not supportive of her being an actress, but now I think she is fantastic.

I like films to have something inside, I don't mean a message, I mean something from the soul.

Paradise is too perfect for humanity.

When I was a teenager, I read a lot of Poe.

'Macbeth' is one of the best operas ever, and doing it was a great experience. I added some things to the opera based from my experience on the movie - such as some of the special effects and bits of film - to make it new and interesting. It was a very good work and a very good experience.