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

Wine is so much more than a beverage. It's a romance, a story, a drama-all of those things that are basically putting on a show.

I like simplicity; I don't need luxury.

To make great movies, there is an element of risk. You have to say, 'Well, I am going to make this film, and it is not really a sure thing.'

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

Whom God wishes to destroy, He first makes successful in show business.

One thing that I'm sure of is the real pleasure of life - it's not being known, it's not having your own jet plane, it's not having a mansion the pleasure is to learn something