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I was very influenced by movies; I was very influenced by a world that had a sense of dream.

The movies that influenced me were movies that told their stories through pictures more than words.

I love movies. Movies have influenced me as a writer.

I have been as influenced by music and films as by books.

I've seen many, many movies over the years, and there are only a few that suddenly inspire you so much that you want to continue to make films.

I was able to make many different kinds of movies. They enriched me on many different levels.

I was very influenced by the films of the '70s.

I loved movies. They inspired me more than anything growing up and wanted to do for others what those movies have done for me. I do a lot of other creative stuff but am not very good at it.

Film for me became how I related to everything else.

I was very inspired by Les Blank's film 'Burden of Dreams.' I think what's unique about his film and the two I've made is that they're close examinations of filmmakers and how their own emotional experiences reflect in the material they're rendering, and vice versa - how that material sometimes colors their own lives.