An archetypal gangster is always at a remove. We can't get into his mindset.

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.

If you look at American studios, the big productions have nothing to do with reality.

Beauty is subjective: Bette Davis wasn't beautiful, but she was more than beautiful.

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

The cinema that interests me departs from realism.

When you're a kid and your father is an engineer, he goes to the office. I saw my father get up and go to the office in the house and write. But I don't see any similarities.