People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians.

I don't ever see movies by myself. I always see them with other people because I want to know what works. I want to know where they laugh. I want to know where they don't laugh. I want to know what they think about it afterwards because in the end that's what the art that I'm working with is.

'American Graffiti' was unpleasant because of the fact that there was no money, no time, and I was compromising myself to death.

Good luck has its storms.

You must let go of your past and embrace your future and figure out what path you're going to go down

If you can tune into the fantasy life of an 11-year-old girl, you can make a fortune in this business.

I'm very proud of all the movies I made. I am very happy with everything I've done. I like to watch my movies. Some of them work. Some of them don't. Some of them people like, most of them they don't.