I would always say to anyone, you make choices that are important to you. Don't allow yourself to be exploited by something as fleeting as fame and fortune. If you're presenting yourself in a way that important to you in communicating your vision, then so be it. No one should allow themselves to be exploited ever.

Trust is everything between two artists, or between subject and artist. You have to have trust or nothing good will come out of it.

I didn't know Kurt Cobain or Amy Winehouse, but I was affected by both of their deaths because I admired their work so much and mourned their youth and work they would never produce.

I don't think," he insisted. "I feel.

Got to lose control before you take control.

My father was a dreamy fellow - he read Plato and Socrates and watched Phillies games.

The truth is, no matter how modest Steven [Sebring] is, he was obsessed with the outcome of the film [Dream of Life]. Every single frame was important to him.