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

When I was about 9, I had polio, and people were very frightened for their children, so you tended to be isolated. I was paralyzed for a while, so I watched television.

Being a former theater student, of course, there is a part of me that is fascinated with stage crafts and what you can do with illusions and working within the confines of the studio.

Some critics are stimulating in that they make you realise how you could do better, and those are valued.

Collaboration is like the sex of creativity.

I still think Ned Beatty should've played Don Corleone.

It is a little disappointing to see that your legs are not as strong. But I like the idea of growing old, and the thought of approaching death is not particularly daunting to me.