I'm Very Proud Of My Flops, As

If I Have To Be Remembered For Something, I Want It Remembered That I Really Liked Children And Was A Good Camp Counselor.

As Long As I Can Make Lots Of Money In Other Businesses, I'll Continue To Subsidize My Own Work.

When I Was Sixteen Or Seventeen, I Wanted To Be A Writer. I Wanted To Be A Playwright. But Everything I Wrote, I Thought, Was Weak. And I Can Remember Falling Asleep In Tears Because I Had No Talent The Way I Wanted To Have.

I Gladly, I Voluntarily Gave Up The Kind Of Commercial Film Career I Had Going As Soon As I Had Enough Money To Finance My Own Films. I Didn't Make That Money Necessarily From The Film Business, But I Eventually Made A Lot Of Money And That's What I Do. Of Course, I Consider Myself Unbelievably Fortunate, And I'm Pretty Content With My Life.

I Used To Love Going Into Local Hardware Stores, To Look At Little Things They Made Locally. Nowadays It's Harder, Though You Can Still Do It In Vietnam.