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.

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!

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

I'm very proud of my flops, as much as of my successes.

Today's winemakers still worry about quality.

The things you get fired for when you’re young are the same things that you get lifetime achievement awards for when you’re old.

Some critics are stimulating in that they make you realise how you could do better, and those are valued.