Lots of people have criticized my movies, but nobody has ever identified the real problem: I'm a sloppy filmmaker.

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

There can't be art without risk. It's like saying No Sex, and then expecting there to be children.

I don't go on set with an army of people because the most expensive elements of a movie production are the plane tickets, the hotel rooms, food and gasoline. If you're willing to discover new colleagues in the place that you are, you can save a ton of money.

But who said art has to cost money? And therefore, who says artists have to make money?

I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films.

I live near San Francisco in the most beautiful spot on earth and enjoy myself in many ways. Yes, I love to work, which for now is to think and read and write, so it's all a dream come true.