I Probably Have Genius. But No Talent.

That's Part Of The Requirement For Me To Be An Artist Is That You're Trying To Share Your Personal Existence With Others And Trying To Illuminate Modern Life, Trying To Understand Life.

When I Do A Novel, I Don't Really Use The Script, I Use The Book; When I Did Apocalypse Now, I Used Heart Of Darkness. Novels Usually Have So Much Rich Material.

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.

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 Don't Go On Set With An Army Of People Because The Most Expensive Elements Of A Movie Production Are The Plane Tickets, The Hotel Rooms, Food And Gasoline. If You're Willing To Discover New Colleagues In The Place That You Are, You Can Save A Ton Of Money.