Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for quick consumption, but they have survived 50 years and are still growing.

Writers are not meant for action.

I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two hours a movie gives you.

Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying.

It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political party. While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied.

I locate that special problem in a character and then try to understand it. That's the genesis of all my work.

I am only interested in bad taste if I can enjoy a gruesome tango or watch a movie that makes me cry.