You're in a profession in which absolutely everybody is telling you their opinion, which is different. That's one of the reasons George Lucas never directed again.

I was excited to discover, in this tale by Eliade, the key themes that I most hope to understand better - time, consciousness and the dream-like basis of reality.

In a sense, I think a movie is really a little like a question and when you make it, that's when you get the answer.

Listen, if there's one sure-fire rule that I have learned in this business, it's that I don't know anything about human nature.

I live near San Francisco in the most beautiful spot on earth and enjoy myself in many ways. Yes, I love to work, which for now is to think and read and write, so it's all a dream come true.

I realized I probably wouldn't make another film that cuts through commercial and creative things like 'Godfather' or 'Apocalypse.'

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.