It takes no imagination to live within your means.

The whole reason one wants to do lower budget films is because the lower the budget, the bigger the ideas, the bigger the themes, the more interesting the art.

I had a number of very strong personalities in my family. My father was a concert flutist, the solo flute for Toscanini.

Lots of people have criticized my movies, but nobody has ever identified the real problem: I'm a sloppy filmmaker.

George Lucas doesn't have the most physical stamina. He was so unhappy making Star Wars that he just vowed he'd never do it again.

Anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos.

Anyone who's made film and knows about the cinema has a lifelong love affair with the experience. You never stop learning about film.