Cinema Paradiso, Because It Reminds Me Of

You'll See A Consistent, Like The Tea, The Tea Bags You Saw There-you'll See A Consistent-did You See The Cafeteria? I Mean The Diner?

What I Learned Is, Don't Forget Who You Are, Because That's What's Going To Make You A Filmmaker.

I Just Think You Can't Shut Your Life Off To Just, You Know, One Thing. You Gotta Be Open-minded. Explore Things. Feed Your Artist.

There Are Many Stories Of People Didn't Set Out To Make A Film That Became A Classic - The Whole Process Was A Disaster, Everybody Hated Each Other, The Movie Itself Was A Disaster, Everybody Thought The Movie And The Script Was Going To Be A Piece Of Crap. Look At Alfred Hitchcock And Psycho. Nobody Wanted To Make Psycho; It Was Crap To Them. The Only Person That Wanted To Make Psycho Was Hitchcock. Now, It's Considered A Classic And A Work Of Art.

I Don't Think I've Seen That Sort Of Character In A Long Time In This Genre Because Again, There Was A Time When You Could Have Quirky, Strange Characters That You Grew To Love, You Didn't Quite Understand, You Know, And Then All Of A Sudden They Became Almost Cardboard Cutouts For Awhile. You Kind Of Know The Guy, What His Deal Is - This Guy's Hard To Figure Out. He Has Some Strange Habits, But, You Learn To Love Him And You Discover More About Him, Where It Comes From.