I used to love going into local hardware stores, to look at little things they made locally. Nowadays it's harder, though you can still do it in Vietnam.

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

Art depends on luck and talent.

Roger Corman exploited all of the young people who worked for him, but he really gave you responsibility and opportunity. So it was kind of a fair deal.

When I was 13, I worked for Western Union. When the telegrams came in, I would glue them on the paper and deliver them on my bicycle.

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

You ought to love what you're doing because, especially in a movie, over time you really will start to hate it.