I always thought of myself as a later bloomer, so I like some of my work more later than earlier.

I don't have many people showing up at my door. Very few people come out. When they do, I get a little suspicious. I live way up on a hill, way, way back in the country.

Cows is one thing. But one man telling another man where he can go in this country is something else.

Listening to critics is like letting Muhammad Ali decide which astronaut goes to the moon.

Some Russian ballet master woman said there's no culture in America, but if you look you can find interesting stuff in this country, don't you think?

Hollywood is still the mecca for good or bad, but it isn't the beginning or end for filmmaking.

You really have to soak up the culture of the people to get it right. If you're making a fiction film, it's entertainment, but you want it to be as real as possible.