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

One thing that I'm sure of is the real pleasure of life - it's not being known, it's not having your own jet plane, it's not having a mansion the pleasure is to learn something

I always think upon Lee Strasberg with warmth, and reviewing his wisdom is a pleasure.

I was the kind of kid that had some talents or ability, but it never came out in school.

I always found the film world unpleasant. It's all about the schedule, and never really flew for me.

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.

I wanted to be a film student again, as a man in my 60s. To go someplace alone and see what you can cook up, with non-existent budgets. I didn't want to be surrounded by comforts and colleagues, which you have when when you're a big time director. I wanted to write personal works.