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

I was a pretty shy, lonely kid. I blossomed about age 17, when I went to college.

Some critics are stimulating in that they make you realise how you could do better, and those are valued.

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

The photographer and the director are where reality and fantasy meet.

I thought I wanted to be a playwright because I was interested in stories and telling stories.

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.