I don't think American independent films have ever really been particularly experimental, except for the original guys from the '60s who were huge influences, like Stan Brakhage, Robert Breer, and Stan van der Beek. They were the true independents.

I'm thinking of remaking 'Psycho' again. Doing a third remake. The idea this time is to really change it - we're talking about doing a punk rocker setting.

If it were up to the executives, they probably wouldn't have directors at all.

Sometimes getting upset with yourself is necessary when you face the truth.

If you don't have the story and the unfolding of the trajectory of the saga, it's like getting in a car and not having any gas.

Modern-day cinema takes the form of a sermon. You don't get to think, you only get to receive information.

Usually when I read something, first of all I'm looking for the story and then when I reread it, I'm sort of checking every part of it to see if every scene is necessary.