A director is the ringmaster of a circus that's inventing itself.

I have much to learn from my daughter Sofia. Her minimalism exposes my limitations: I'm too instinctive and operatic, I put too much heart into my work, I get lost sometimes in bizarre things - it's my Italian heritage.

If I have to be remembered for something, I want it remembered that I really liked children and was a good camp counselor.

When that happens - when risk is taken and the filmmakers dive into the subject matter without a parachute - very often what you get it something with those qualities that make it age well with the public.

Wine is so much more than a beverage. It's a romance, a story, a drama-all of those things that are basically putting on a show.

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.

The essence of cinema is editing.