Obviously, the arrogance of my own nature in regards to other people's work would suggest that I think I'm talented.

The only concession you can make is to what you believe is right.

I turn up in Los Angeles every now and then, so I can get some big money films in order to finance my smaller money films.

There are certain people that when they ask you to do a film, you just say, "Where and when?"

You collect as much information as you can and then you put it into the mulberry of your mind and hope that you come up with a decent wine. Sometimes you do; sometimes you don't.

Developing characters is a collective process, on one hand; it's an individual process on the other. The truth is rarely pure and never simple, as dear Oscar Wilde would say. A great of it, of course, is, you collect as much information as you can and then you put it into the mulberry of your mind and hope that you come up with a decent wine. Sometimes you do; sometimes you don't.

I thought ['Sailcloth'] was a terrific script. Elfar Adalsteins, the director, is bound to be a director we'll hear from, and the whole thing was really enjoyable.