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When I went into film, it never occurred to me that I wouldn't be able to do whatever I wanted to do. Maybe that was a good thing in the beginning. I had blinders on, and I charged forward.

Some people go to the movies to be reminded that everything's okay. I don't make those kinds of movies.

When I go into making a movie, personally, I don't try to bring other pieces of movies with me.

Generally in my films like 'Hearts of Darkness' or 'Picture This,' I try not to make myself a presence in the film.

Movies alone have the hideous capacity to do everything for you. So in directing movies, you have to figure how to leave things out - because when you leave things out, you evoke the imaginative participation of the audience.

You know, making a movie is a collaborative effort and sometimes all the ingredients don't work out. I know that every now and again I am going to make a movie that won't work.

I'm always frustrated when somebody makes a movie out of a book and they leave the book behind, or the heart of it.

When I watch a movie myself, I want to forget that I'm watching a movie, and I want to be inside the movie. That's the kind of experience I want my audience to have.

I think once you've finished a movie you really have to detach from it so that you can come back and watch it as an audience member.