I didn't realize there are generations who do not know about the origins of film.

Very often I've known people who wouldn't say a word to each other, but they'd go to see movies together and experience life that way.

Food tells you everything about the way people live and who they are.

Well the thing is that the New York of 1846 to 1862 was very different from downtown New York now. Really nothing from that period still exists in New York.

I'm trying to find out what the hell we - who we are.

People want to classify and say, 'OK, this is a gangster film.' 'This is a Western.' 'This is a... ' You know? It's easy to classify and it makes people feel comfortable, but it doesn't matter, it doesn't really matter.

I love movies - it's my whole life, and that's it.