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.

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.

I'm no longer dependent on the movie business to make a living. So if I want to make movies as other old guys would play golf, I can.

We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didn't speak Italian in the house. We were very proud of being Italian, and had Italian music, ate Italian food.

I had been a kid that moved so much, I didn’t have a lot of friends. Theater really represented that kind of camaraderie.

The time a movie is made is unique, not only from the talent that is available but if the public was ready for it.

I used to love going into local hardware stores, to look at little things they made locally. Nowadays it's harder, though you can still do it in Vietnam.