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.

A number of images put together a certain way become something quite above and beyond what any of them are individually.

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 don't go on set with an army of people because the most expensive elements of a movie production are the plane tickets, the hotel rooms, food and gasoline. If you're willing to discover new colleagues in the place that you are, you can save a ton of money.

I wanted to be a film student again, as a man in my 60s. To go someplace alone and see what you can cook up, with non-existent budgets. I didn't want to be surrounded by comforts and colleagues, which you have when when you're a big time director. I wanted to write personal works.

I always found the film world unpleasant. It's all about the schedule, and never really flew for me.

Sequels are not done for the audience or cinema or the filmmakers. It's for the distributor. The film becomes a brand.