I was the kind of kid that had some talents or ability, but it never came out in school.

My talent is that I just try and try and try and try again and little by little it comes to something.

Being a former theater student, of course, there is a part of me that is fascinated with stage crafts and what you can do with illusions and working within the confines of the studio.

I thought I wanted to be a playwright because I was interested in stories and telling stories.

People feel the worst film I made was 'Jack.' But to this day, when I get checks from old movies I've made, 'Jack' is one of the biggest ones. No one knows that. If people hate the movie, they hate the movie. I just wanted to work with Robin Williams.

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

I just finished a film a few days ago, and I came home and said I learned so much today. So if I can come home from working on a little film after doing it for 45 years and say, "I learned so much today," that shows something about the cinema. Because the cinema is very young. It's only 100 years old.