I know that if a film is ready to emerge out of what I write, I'll be able to go off and make it without asking anyone's permission.

My family were symphonic musicians and in the opera. Also, it was my era, the love of radio. We used to listen to the radio at night, close our eyes and see movies far more beautiful than you can photograph.

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

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

Ten Days That Shook The World, by Eisenstein, I went to see it, and I was so impressed with this film, so impressed with what cinema could do.

Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful.

When newspapers started to publish the box office scores of movies, I was horrified. Those results are totally fake because they never include the promotion budget.