I would rather not make a film than make one where I don't have final cut.

Cinema is a medium that can translate ideas.

An artist makes a painting, and nobody bugs him or her about it. It's just you and your painting. To me, that's the way it should be with film as well.

I look at the world and I see absurdity all around me. People do strange things constantly, to the point that, for the most part, we manage not to see it. That's why I love coffee shops and public places - I mean, they're all out there.

We're like lightbulbs. If bliss starts growing inside you, it's like a light; it affects the environment.

I would rather not make a film than make one where I don't have final cut.

My movies are film-paintings - moving portraits captured on celluloid. I'll layer that with sound to create a unique mood -- like if the Mona Lisa opened her mouth, and there would be a wind, and she'd turn back and smile. It would be strange and beautiful.