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.

Sequels are not done for the audience or cinema or the filmmakers. It's for the distributor. The film becomes a brand.

If the movie works, nobody notices the mistakes... If the movie doesn't work, the only thing people notice are mistakes.

Art depends on luck and talent.

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.

As long as I can make lots of money in other businesses, I'll continue to subsidize my own work.

When you make a film it is like asking yourself a question. When it is finished, you know the answer. Ultimately with all of cinema, we are just trying to learn about ourselves. I have always used the opportunity to make a film to learn more about myself, which I am still doing.