Art Depends On Luck And Talent.

We Were Raised In An Italian-american Household, Although We Didn't Speak Italian In The House. We Were Very Proud Of Being Italian, And Had Italian Music, Ate Italian Food.

Anyone Who's Made Film And Knows About The Cinema Has A Lifelong Love Affair With The Experience. You Never Stop Learning About Film.

Listen, If There's One Sure-fire Rule That I Have Learned In This Business, It's That I Don't Know Anything About Human Nature.

I'm No Longer Dependent On The Movie Business To Make A Living. So If I Want To Make Movies As Other Old Guys Would Play Golf, I Can.

I've Been Failing For, Like, Ten Or Eleven Years. When It Turns, It'll Turn. Right Now I'm Just Trying To Squeeze Through A Very Tight Financial Period, Get The Movie Out, And Put My Things In Order.