Because I just loved to spend two years of my life in the company of Andy Kaufman and other characters.

Usually you don't think about re-releasing an old movie.

I think everybody dreamt somehow to make a film in Hollywood, you know.

When I came for the first time to the United States, visiting, I was absolutely fascinated by New York.

You really see life around the principals to be as important as the main, principal actors. That's what cinéma vérité taught me - that it's not a question of having a main character, a great actor, and the rest is unimportant. Every detail, every face in the crowd is important.

Well, I wouldn't say that this experience had any influence on my decision to do this film about Andy, because Andy was apolitical. Andy was never political.

What I like about masturbation is that you don't have to talk afterwards.