I Prefer People Who Don't Get Caught,

I Know That I Come From Mid-20th Century America, Urban, Specifically Downtown New York, Specifically An Italian-american Area, Roman Catholic - That's Who I Am. And A Part Of What I Know Is There's A Decency To People Who Tried To Make A Living In The Kind Of World That Was Around Us And Also The Skid Row Area Of The Bowery; It Impressed Me.

My Films Really Have To Be A Part Of A Whole Body Of Work That Says Something To Me.

Vertigo Is Probably My Favourite Hitchcock Film And Probably One Of My Favourite Films Of All Time. It's A Film That I'm Obsessed With. I Saw It On Its First Release In Vista Vision, Projected In Vista-vision, At The Capitol Theatre In New York. That Moment When The Nun Comes Up In The End... It's Just An Extraordinary Shot.

You Have To Put Yourself In A Situation, A Lifestyle, That Makes You Do The Work. Even If It's A Monastery.

When I Was Growing Up, I Don't Remember Being Told That America Was Created So That Everyone Could Get Rich. I Remember Being Told It Was About Opportunity And The Pursuit Of Happiness. Not Happiness Itself, But The Pursuit.