When I was about 9, I had polio, and people were very frightened for their children, so you tended to be isolated. I was paralyzed for a while, so I watched television.

My film is not a movie; it's not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam.

I've been offered lots of movies. There's always some actor who's doing a project and would like to have me do it. But you look at the project and think, 'Gee, there are a lot of good directors who could do that.' I'd like to do something only I can do.

I don't think there's any artist of any value who doesn't doubt what they're doing.

I never went to a psychologist or psychiatrist in my life. Never. You know, Italians are a little prejudiced against that kind of thing.

We had access to too much equipment, too much money, and little by little we went insane.

Death is what makes life an event.