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.

Most directors have one masterpiece by which they are known. Kurosawa has at least eight or nine.

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

It takes no imagination to live within your means.

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 had a number of teachers who hated me. I didn't do well in school.

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