In a sense, I think a movie is really a little like a question and when you make it, that's when you get the answer.

I'm no longer dependent on the movie business to make a living. So if I want to make movies as other old guys would play golf, I can.

Cinema without risk is like having no sex and expecting to have a baby.

There's nothing creative about living within your means.

When that happens - when risk is taken and the filmmakers dive into the subject matter without a parachute - very often what you get it something with those qualities that make it age well with the public.

I was the kind of kid that had some talents or ability, but it never came out in school.

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.