Young people don't have a fantasy life anymore, not the way we did. All they've got is Kojak and Dirty Harry. There's all these kids running around wanting to be killer cops.

Film is not an easy occupation. There's a lot of occupations that are difficult and film is one of them.

I'm aware that dialogue isn't my strength. I use it as a device. I don't particularly like dialogue which is part of the problem.

One of the most telling things about film school is you've got a lot of students wandering around saying, "Oh, I wish I could make a movie. I wish I could make a movie."

I would like to see our society mature, and become more rational and more knowledge-based, less emotion-based.

I grew up in the era, 'Don't trust anybody over 30.' And, you know, I still feel that. Don't trust me.

You may make something you don't think is very important during your lifetime and it'll last for a thousand years.