I was a gift to my mother. She was a remarkable person. God or nature, or whatever those forces are, smiled on her, then passed me the best of her.

My father was a certain kind of man - I saw how he treated my mother and his family and how he treated strangers. And I vowed I would never make a film that would not reflect properly on my father's name.

If the image one holds of one's self contains elements that don't square with reality, one is best advised to let go of them, however difficult that may be.

So I'm OK with myself, with history, my work, who I am and who I was.

The older we get the less afraid we are.

True 'joy' is the difference between just amusing ourselves to death and creating 'meaningful' pleasure.

My autobiography was simply the story of my life.