One of my themes is that there is good and evil in everyone. I was not out to make these guys heroes. I really don't believe in heroes. The best of people have a dark side and it's a constant struggle for the better side to survive and to thrive.

Technique is of less interest than character and story.

The art of movies is to allow the audience to suspend their disbelief. They need to use their imaginations.

The studios mostly threw away the negatives of the classic films. They had no interest in their legacy.

The digital process gives me total control over how I want the film to look. The films look like they did when I was first looking through the viewfinder.

The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take you from film school to professional - the idea. That's what is original to you.

I believe today that there is no film and no shot in a film that is worth a squirrel getting a sprained ankle.