That's one of the great advantages of age. You can say, I don't want to, I don't care, you can throw temper tantrums, and nobody minds.

Don't undo a brave and noble deed. Don't rob yourself of your own virtue.

There is no higher form of artistic expression then film

The system shaves the dice on the side of those with money and power, and anyone who believes otherwise deserves anything that happens to him.

I used to save all my rejection slips because I told myself, one day I'm going to autograph these and auction them. And then I lost the box.

How do you explain to yourself the casual manner in which you threw your life away?

Never read bad stuff if you're an artist; it will impair your own game. I don't know if you ever played competitive tennis, but you learn not to watch bad tennis; it messes up your game. Art's the same way.