I think any filmmaker will tell you when they wandered from theater to theater to watch their prints, it was disheartening to see the poor levels of light and the disrespect for films that existed in certain theater chains. It was always inconsistent.

I think there's a whole older generation that will go to movies still. People like me; people over 45.

I gave up on America. I read the Times just to find out what they're thinking. I read blogs. I get most of my best information from people who are there, people who write independently. And there's actually very few of them.

I think a lot of people misunderstand what I'm doing, because my films are not easy sometimes. They do deserve a second viewing. I think they get misunderstood easily.

[Fidel Castro] has a very good [human rights] record.

Every movie requires its own style. Just be honest to the story. Tell the story in the best possible way that is different, exciting and original.

The first casualty of war is innocence.