I was never sloppy with other people's money. Only my own. Because I figure, well, you can be.

I liked to work in a shop down in the basement and invent things and build gadgets.

The photographer and the director are where reality and fantasy meet.

It takes no imagination to live within your means.

I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories.

Anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos.

I think it's better to be overly ambitious and fail than to be underambitious and succeed in a mundane way. I have been very fortunate. I failed upward in my life!