So much of the art of film is to do less. To aspire to do less.

George Lucas doesn't have the most physical stamina. He was so unhappy making Star Wars that he just vowed he'd never do it again.

The stuff that I got in trouble for, the casting for The Godfather or the flag scene in Patton, was the stuff that was remembered, and was considered the good work.

I have always credited the writer of the original material above the title: Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Bram Stoker's Dracula, or John Grisham's The Rainmaker. I felt that I didn't have the right to Francis Coppola's anything unless I had written the story and the screenplay.

So much of the art of film is to do less. To aspire to do less.

We had access to too much equipment, too much money, and little by little we went insane.

Music is a big factor in helping the illusion of the film come to life. The same way music brings back different periods of our lives.