Frank Capra was a prop man, I think. John Ford was a prop man. It was a little bit of a father and son thing, and you kind of worked your way up.

It was the man's dream, and his inspiring attempt to make them come true that remain important.

I became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic and I just worked so hard at it.

Music is a big factor in helping the illusion of the film come to life. The same way music brings back different periods of our lives.

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.

The whole reason one wants to do lower budget films is because the lower the budget, the bigger the ideas, the bigger the themes, the more interesting the art.

Everyone knows the phenomenon of trying to hold your breath underwater - how at first it's alright and you can handle it, and then as it gets closer and closer to the time when you must breathe, how urgent the need becomes, the lust and the hunger to breathe. And then the panic sets in when you begin to think that you won't be able to breathe - and finally, when you take in air and the anxiety subsides...that's what it's like to be a vampire and need blood.