I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians.

Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the most.

My film is not a movie; it's not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam.

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

I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians.

Movies are the art form most like man's imagination.

One of the most important tools that a filmmaker has are his/her notes.