It's almost a standard tactic, really, to try to minimize any effort that people in the entertainment business or in any public occupation make to express themselves.

The money I earn from films means I can help the people I want to help - you can do a lot of good if you want to.

I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.

I pursue the things I do because I'm interested in them.

Joseph Campbell said the privilege of a lifetime is being yourself. That's his feeling. And I guess it's mine too.

On a practical level, poetry isn't something anybody has really made a great living at. I might sell some books and, once in a while, someone might pay to hear me read.

If you're not optimistic on some level, then you've given up.