I don't think there's any artist of any value who doesn't doubt what they're doing.

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

So give yourself that chance to put together the 80, 90 pages of a draft and then read it very in a nice little ceremony, where you're comfortable, and you read it and make good notes on it, what you liked, what touched you, what moved you, what's a possible way, and then you go about on a rewrite.

One of the most important tools that a filmmaker has are his/her notes.

Work on nothing less than epic scale

I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories.

An essential element of any art is risk. If you don't take a risk then how are you going to make something really beautiful, that hasn't been seen before?