The cinema, as literature, as all the plastic arts, do not exist outside of a critical system that allows us to study them.

The cinema that interests me departs from realism.

Do we root for Michael Corleone in the 'Godfather' films? I think so, even if he is a monster.

It's truly gratifying to see my films reach beyond a familiar public, to get a chance to move new audiences. It's nuts. It's extraordinary.

The cinema, as literature, as all the plastic arts, do not exist outside of a critical system that allows us to study them.

Cool? Am I cool? I don't know, but I hope my characters are cool, in the sense of iconic. That's my job, at its very essence.

Film is abstract, not definite. It is a dream.