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 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.

Being a former theater student, of course, there is a part of me that is fascinated with stage crafts and what you can do with illusions and working within the confines of the studio.

Anyone who's made film and knows about the cinema has a lifelong love affair with the experience. You never stop learning about film.

Sound is your friend because sound is much cheaper than picture, but it has equal effect on the audience - in some ways, perhaps more effect because it does it in a very indirect way.

When I was about 9, I had polio, and people were very frightened for their children, so you tended to be isolated. I was paralyzed for a while, so I watched television.

As long as I can make lots of money in other businesses, I'll continue to subsidize my own work.