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

The professional world was much more unpleasant than I thought. I was always wishing I could get back that enthusiasm I had when I was doing shows at college.

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

I remember growing up with television, from the time it was just a test pattern, with maybe a little bit of programming once in a while.

When I do a novel, I don't really use the script, I use the book; when I did Apocalypse Now, I used Heart of Darkness. Novels usually have so much rich material.

I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic.

I had an older brother who was very interested in literature, so I had an early exposure to literature, and and theater. My father sometimes would work in musical comedies.