I was built for the long run, not for the short dash, I guess.

There were many times when I kept silent about being Jewish as I got older, when Jewish jokes were told.

Energy is the key to creativity. Energy is the key to life.

You know, the process of making a documentary is one of discovery, and like writing a story, you follow a lead and that leads you to something else and then by the time you finish, the story is nothing like you expected.

And that works for me. So that if this is it, you better take it at its right proportion. That there are serious things, but most things are temporal and ephemeral, and you should cultivate that attitude. That joy and love and all the verities are what counts. So I try not to take too many things seriously, and if I find myself caught up in the seriousness of the moment, within a period of time, I'm able to cajole myself out of it.

I think making a good film shot is joyful.

I've been approached to do some things with astronauts and the preparation that astronauts go through.