The Stuff That I Got In Trouble

I Believe That Filmmaking - As, Probably, Is Everything - Is A Game You Should Play With All Your Cards, And All Your Dice, And Whatever Else You've Got. So, Each Time I Make A Movie, I Give It Everything I Have. I Think Everyone Should, And I Think Everyone Should Do Everything They Do That Way.

We Were Raised In An Italian-american Household, Although We Didn't Speak Italian In The House. We Were Very Proud Of Being Italian, And Had Italian Music, Ate Italian Food.

I Became Quite Successful Very Young, And It Was Mainly Because I Was So Enthusiastic And I Just Worked So Hard At It.

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.

I Was Excited To Discover, In This Tale By Eliade, The Key Themes That I Most Hope To Understand Better - Time, Consciousness And The Dream-like Basis Of Reality.