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

That's part of the requirement for me to be an artist is that you're trying to share your personal existence with others and trying to illuminate modern life, trying to understand life.

Lots of people have criticized my movies, but nobody has ever identified the real problem: I'm a sloppy filmmaker.

Drinking wine is just a part of life, like eating food.

I don't go on set with an army of people because the most expensive elements of a movie production are the plane tickets, the hotel rooms, food and gasoline. If you're willing to discover new colleagues in the place that you are, you can save a ton of money.

In a sense, I think a movie is really a little like a question and when you make it, that's when you get the answer.

I had a number of very strong personalities in my family. My father was a concert flutist, the solo flute for Toscanini.