There's nothing creative about living within your means.

I was a pretty shy, lonely kid. I blossomed about age 17, when I went to college.

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.'

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.

Anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos.

Whom God wishes to destroy, He first makes successful in show business.

If the movie works, nobody notices the mistakes... If the movie doesn't work, the only thing people notice are mistakes.