I probably have genius. But no talent.

When I was 13, I worked for Western Union. When the telegrams came in, I would glue them on the paper and deliver them on my bicycle.

I always think upon Lee Strasberg with warmth, and reviewing his wisdom is a pleasure.

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

I associate my motion picture career more with being unhappy and scared, or being under the gun, than with anything pleasant.

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.

Stay innocent. I'm 69 years old, and I'm still innocent.