I think what happened there was just the budget would be too big to build these sets because nothing really exists here in New York of that period; you have to build it all.

That subject matter has never left me...The more you're in the material world, the more there is a tendency for a search for serenity and a need to not be distracted by physical elements that are around you.

I can't really envision a time when I'm not shooting something.

There must be people who remember World War II and the Holocaust who can help us get out of this rut.

The most important thing is the script.

As a kid I watched the Academy Awards on television and always wanted one - or several - like one of my favorite directions, John Ford. He won six. On the other hand, Orson Welles, who's on the top of my list, didn't win any. Alfred Hitchcock didn't win any. Howard Hawks didn't win any.

I've been thrown out of schools and fired from jobs. I don't want to work. I can honestly say I haven't done an honest day's work in my life.