A lot of filmmakers from my generation were lucky enough to have their work more or less perpetuated by people who saw them originally on TV and on HBO and certainly on home video.

Editing is kind of a solitary job.

One of the things I've always tried to do is to inject myself as much as possible into the movie, so I feel like it's mine.

I mean, movies are all geared to be basically under 25, and they're all tentpoles, explosions, excitement and all that - they take advantage of the big screen, which is great.

You do form a cadre of people that you trust and who are good at their jobs and who know you and what your quirks and foibles are. It makes making movies very collegial and a lot more fun.

You don't paint pictures to put them in your attic. You want people to look at them.

It's very hard to have lived through the Sixties and not be political.