It seems to me that any sensible person must see that violence does not change the world and if it does, then only temporarily.

I have a desire to tell stories. And I'm never quite satisfied.

I remember the Korean War very well. And I remember the soldiers who were POWs who supposedly were "brainwashed," quote, unquote, who gave in, so to speak. And when they came back, they were treated like pariahs and traitors.

When I'm making a film, I'm the audience.

If it's a modern-day story dealing with certain ethnic groups, I think I could open up certain scenes for improvisation, while staying within the structure of the script.

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.

I was born in 1942, so I was mainly aware of Howard Hughes' name on RKO Radio Pictures.