New York means so much to people. If you're inclined to leave the nest, New York is where most people think they have to go, and it's been that way since the first skyscraper.

I'm in five guilds; that's a lot of dues to pay. So I have to keep on working.

If movies are set in New York, they really should be shot in New York.

When you're directing, I feel like I'm playing all the parts, without the make-up. I really get into the heads of the characters.

In the '80s, I can't say that Amy and I were aware of an independent film community. We could only get a certain amount of money for our pictures, which made them low budget movies, but they were distributed through studios.

Documentaries have always inspired me in narrative filmmaking.

I produced six movies with Amy Robinson since the very early 80s.