You don't have to specialize - do everything that you love and then, at some time, the future will come together for you in some form.

I probably have genius. But no talent.

I associate my motion picture career more with being unhappy and scared, or being under the gun, than with anything pleasant.

Music is a big factor in helping the illusion of the film come to life. The same way music brings back different periods of our lives.

I don't go on set with an army of people because the most expensive elements of a movie production are the plane tickets, the hotel rooms, food and gasoline. If you're willing to discover new colleagues in the place that you are, you can save a ton of money.

I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films. I didn't make that money necessarily from the film business, but I eventually made a lot of money and that's what I do. Of course, I consider myself unbelievably fortunate, and I'm pretty content with my life.

Always make your work be personal. And, you never have to lie... There is something we know that's connected with beauty and truth. There is something ancient. We know that art is about beauty, and therefore it has to be about truth.