It’s often overlooked. It’s labor. That’s at the heart of #‎ collaboration .

Well, I think in my own work the subject matter usually deals with characters I know, aspects of myself, friends of mine - that sort of thing.

I've seen many, many movies over the years, and there are only a few that suddenly inspire you so much that you want to continue to make films.

Music and film are inseparable. They always have been and always will be.

I grew up in the Lower East Side, an Italian American - more Sicilian, actually.

And so you try your best. Sometimes you go in with one thing, with one desire and come out with something else. In the case of 'The Aviator' it was to create a Hollywood spectacle, but by about the second or third week of shooting you just want to literally survive it. Because don't forget, I also go through the editing process too, and when the film is released I have to talk about it. So, I take all of that very seriously.

There are two kinds of power you have to fight. The first is the money, and that's just our system. The other is the people close around you, knowing when to accept their criticism, knowing when to say no.