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

Films and hotels have many aspects that are the same. For example, there is always a big vision, an idea.

I always found the film world unpleasant. It's all about the schedule, and never really flew for me.

I was a pretty shy, lonely kid. I blossomed about age 17, when I went to college.

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.

We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didn't speak Italian in the house. We were very proud of being Italian, and had Italian music, ate Italian food.

I landed a job with Roger Corman. The job was to write the English dialogue for a Russian science fiction picture. I didn't speak any Russian. He didn't care whether I could understand what they were saying; he wanted me to make up dialogue.