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

I am fascinated with times past.

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.

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

A director shouldn't get in the way of the movie, the story should.

I just tell you what a pleasure it is to get back to the kind of filmmaking I used to be allowed to do.