I Was Going To Be A Teacher

I'm From The '60s, But No One Has Ever Accused Me Of Being A Hippie. I Never Had Much Interest In The Woodstock Crowd, Which Partied To Change The World, While Real People Were Starving To Death In Africa.

I Was Going To Be A Teacher And Improve The World. Teach People With Hooks For Hands To Fingerpaint, And Teach Bums To Draw Happy Faces On Beads.

My Favorite Film Is Always The One That I Most Recently Worked On.

The Dean Of The American Film Institute Has Written That I'm One Of The Very Few Auteurs In America. I've Had Freedom For 40 Years To Create Art That Is Totally Personal And Is What I Believe In.

I Believe That Independent Film Making Is The Last Frontier Of Creative Expression Available. So I'm Always Willing To Lend A Helping Hand To A Young Film Maker Who's Just Getting Into The Business.