I like to work in the morning. I like to sometimes go to a place where I'm all alone where I'm not going to get a phone call early that hurts my feelings, because once my feelings are hurt, I'm dead in the water.

I know that if a film is ready to emerge out of what I write, I'll be able to go off and make it without asking anyone's permission.

I never went to a psychologist or psychiatrist in my life. Never. You know, Italians are a little prejudiced against that kind of thing.

The things you get fired for when you’re young are the same things that you get lifetime achievement awards for when you’re old.

Although knowledge of structure is helpful, real creativity comes from leaps of faith in which you jump to something illogical. But those leaps form the memorable moments in movies and plays.

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.

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