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.

Most filmmakers can't afford to try something out that doesn't work.

Most directors have one masterpiece by which they are known. Kurosawa has at least eight or nine.

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 made this movie for $40,000, which was this little black-and-white horror film called Dementia 13, which we made in about nine days.

If you're a person who says yes most of the time, you'll find yourself in the hotel business and the restaurant business.

I probably have genius. But no talent.