Stanley Kubrick was a big inspiration. People accuse me of never using my own material. But when did Kubrick? You look at his films and they are completely unique... completely separate entities.

I've never been a big fan of the music-video style of editing movies that crept in the last few decades. I like stuff that's able to take its time.

I am fascinated with times past.

The Exorcist' is amazing because it recognizes that silences can be as powerful as sound effects.

Stanley Kubrick was a big inspiration. People accuse me of never using my own material. But when did Kubrick? You look at his films and they are completely unique... completely separate entities.

Boy, I'd hate to shoot on tape or disc or whatever the hell they're talking about. I love film.

To me, length is an artificial and arbitrary factor in a film.