Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful.

But who said art has to cost money? And therefore, who says artists have to make money?

Collaboration is like the sex of creativity.

I used to love going into local hardware stores, to look at little things they made locally. Nowadays it's harder, though you can still do it in Vietnam.

Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful.

Most filmmakers can't afford to try something out that doesn't work.

The essence of cinema is editing.