As An Artist, I Feel That We

My Films Are Expressive Of A Culture That Has Had The Possibility Of Attaining Material Fulfillment While At The Same Time Finding Itself Unable To Accomplish The Simple Business Of Conducting Human Lives. We Have Been Sold A Bill Of Goods As A Substitute For Life. What Is Needed Is Reassurance In Human Emotions; A Re-evaluation Of Our Emotional Capacities.

Filmmaking Is Exploring. Why Would I Want To Make A Film About Something I Already Understand?

When I Started Making Films, I Wanted To Make Frank Capra Pictures. But I`ve Never Been Able To Make Anything But These Crazy, Tough Pictures. You Are What You Are.

As An Artist, I Feel That We Must Try Many Things - But Above All We Must Dare To Fail...say What You Are. Not What You Would Like To Be. Not What You Have To Be. Just Say What You Are. And What You Are Is Good Enough.

There's A Difference Between Ad-libbing And Improvising. And There's A Difference Between Not Knowing What To Do And Just Saying Something. Or Making Choices As An Actor. As A Writer Also, As A Person Who's Making A Film, As A Cameraman, Everything Is A Choice. And It Seems To Me I Don't Really Have To Direct Anyone Or Write Down That Somebody's Getting Drunk; All I Have To Do Is Say That There's A Bottle There And Put A Bottle There And Then They're Going To Get Drunk.