Sequels are not done for the audience or cinema or the filmmakers. It's for the distributor. The film becomes a brand.

I remember growing up with television, from the time it was just a test pattern, with maybe a little bit of programming once in a while.

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

The very earliest people who made film were magicians.

I was the kind of kid that had some talents or ability, but it never came out in school.

Always make your work be personal. And, you never have to lie... There is something we know that's connected with beauty and truth. There is something ancient. We know that art is about beauty, and therefore it has to be about truth.

When that happens - when risk is taken and the filmmakers dive into the subject matter without a parachute - very often what you get it something with those qualities that make it age well with the public.