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 gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films.

You don't have to specialize - do everything that you love and then, at some time, the future will come together for you in some form.

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.

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

I had a number of teachers who hated me. I didn't do well in school.

I liked to work in a shop down in the basement and invent things and build gadgets.