There's No Such Thing As Simple. Simple

[david Lean's] Images Stay With Me Forever. But What Makes Them Memorable Isn't Necessarily Their Beauty. That's Just Good Photography. It's The Emotion Behind Those Images That's Meant The Most To Me Over The Years. It's The Way David Lean Can Put Feeling On Film. The Way He Shows A Whole Landscape Of The Spirit. For Me, That's The Real Geography Of David Lean Country. And That's Why, In A David Lean Movie, There's No Such Thing As An Empty Landscape.

The Only Way I Was Able To Defend Myself Was To Be Able To Take Punishment. Then I Got A Lot Of Respect. They Said, "oh, He's Okay, He Can Take It. Don't Hit Him." The Guys Were Pretty Big, And I Had Asthma.

There Are Movies That Change The Whole Way In Which Films Are Made, Like Klute, Where Gordon Willis’s Photography On The Film Is So Textured, And, They Said, Too Dark.

When I Was Growing Up In The Mid-'50s, The Roaring Twenties Were A Huge Part Of The Culture. There Were A Number Of Films And A Bunch Of Television Shows That Dealt With The Mythology Of The Underworld From That Period.

I'm Obsessed With New York. I Just Find It So Remarkable. You Really Treasure This City When You Go To Different Countries And You See That There Is No Mix. When You Get Back To The City, It's Such An Exciting Place.