Photography and painting, all of that fed into my directing eventually.

I used to have to wear a gas mask to school when I was a kid because of the dust. I would tell people that the first light I saw was in a movie theater, because the sun was just a little glow.

Like all artists, I want to cheat death a little and contribute something to the next generation.

I've always been doing some sort of art. I started off, when I was very young, painting.

There are moments that I`ve had some real brilliance, you know. But I think they are moments. And sometimes, in a career, moments are enough.

My whole written history is one big lie! I mean, I can't even believe my history.

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