The whole country was tied together by radio. We all experienced the same heroes and comedians and singers. They were giants.

My films are therapy for my debilitating depression. In institutions people weave baskets. I make films.

Ads answered out of desperation in the New York Review of Books proved equally futile as…the 'Bay Area Bisexual' told me I didn't quite coincide with either of her desires.

The only thing that does change, to some degree, is [that] you have some life experiences, you suffer a certain amount and you incorporate that into your work. Not in the content of your work, but in the sensibility of your work. It's nothing that you try and do; it just happens. And if you're lucky, people buy tickets to see it, and if you're not lucky, [then] they don't like it. But that's all.

My grammy never gave gifts, you know. She was too busy getting raped by Cossacks.

The whole country was tied together by radio. We all experienced the same heroes and comedians and singers. They were giants.

The audience goes to sleep really quickly! If you have a slight pause at the wrong time, that's it!