I Like Simplicity; I Don't Need Luxury.

A Director Is The Ringmaster Of A Circus That's Inventing Itself.

To Make Great Movies, There Is An Element Of Risk. You Have To Say, 'well, I Am Going To Make This Film, And It Is Not Really A Sure Thing.'

It's Ironic That At Age 32, At Probably The Greatest Moment Of My Career, With The Godfather Having Such An Enormous Success, I Wasn't Even Aware Of It, Because I Was Somewhere Else Under The Deadline Again.

I Have Much To Learn From My Daughter Sofia. Her Minimalism Exposes My Limitations: I'm Too Instinctive And Operatic, I Put Too Much Heart Into My Work, I Get Lost Sometimes In Bizarre Things - It's My Italian Heritage.

When I Was About 9, I Had Polio, And People Were Very Frightened For Their Children, So You Tended To Be Isolated. I Was Paralyzed For A While, So I Watched Television.