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

There wasn't much as a kid that inspired me in what I did as an adult.

In 3-D filmmaking, I can take images and manipulate them infinitely, as opposed to taking still photographs and laying them one after the other. I move things in all directions. It's such a liberating experience.

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.

But having a really good understanding of history, literature, psychology, sciences - is very, very important to actually being able to make movies.

Most artists, most painters, even composers would want to come back and redo their work. They've got a new perspective on it, they've got more resources, they have better technology, and they can fix or finish the things that were never done.

I regret not the things I have done, only those I have yet to do.