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.

The very earliest people who made film were magicians.

I just admire people like Woody Allen, who every year writes an original screenplay. It's astonishing. I always wished that I could do that.

I wanted to write and direct movies and not be forced to adapt them from a bestselling book.

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

Films and hotels have many aspects that are the same. For example, there is always a big vision, an idea.

I've been offered lots of movies. There's always some actor who's doing a project and would like to have me do it.