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And as I've gotten deeper into the process of making films and television and such, I think I have more trust in the fact that you really never know what you're going to find after the twenty-fifth take.

Films made in the spirit of the past continued to be made.

Of course any kind of film process has ups and downs and days where you're stuck and have breakthroughs.

I didn't realize that, in doing a documentary, there is this process of discovery. It's not like a film or a play with a set script. It sort of reveals itself.

I regard remaking a film as creating something again.

I feel that film is inevitably the medium of the future. It has been for years, decades, but more so now than ever.

I began to feel that the drama of the truth that is in the moment and in the past is richer and more interesting than the drama of Hollywood movies. So I began looking at documentary films.

It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema.

I think one of the blessings that I've had in watching, you know, films be made now from four of my books is to realize that it's a separate thing. It's a separate work.

I view every film as a commitment to undertake a long journey.