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I would say 'The Master' was one of the most inspiring things I've ever got to work on.

'Legend of the Drunken Master' was my favorite.

On the whole, I think I spent a lot of high school just trying to stay under the radar: I don't think I was all that memorable.

I have memories of films that nobody ever saw, that I was very proud of, and those are still great memories.

I prefer the old masters, by which I mean John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford.

What I felt at that time - we're talking about '61 - was that I couldn't remember seeing a film that reflected the age we were living in.

My only memories of school are of being beaten, of being hit in the playground, of masters poking their fingers in my chest all day.

Some of my finest memories are from my time at the University of Texas.

I also held several masters running titles.

Know what the old masters did. Know how they composed their pictures, but do not fall into the conventions they established. These conventions were right for them, and they are wonderful. They made their language. You make yours. All the past can help you.