Although Knowledge Of Structure Is Helpful, Real

George Lucas Doesn't Have The Most Physical Stamina. He Was So Unhappy Making Star Wars That He Just Vowed He'd Never Do It Again.

I Wanted To Be A Film Student Again, As A Man In My 60s. To Go Someplace Alone And See What You Can Cook Up, With Non-existent Budgets. I Didn't Want To Be Surrounded By Comforts And Colleagues, Which You Have When When You're A Big Time Director. I Wanted To Write Personal Works.

I've Been Blessed With Enough Wealth That I Can Make A Film Myself Up To A Certain Budget. So One Way I Thought I Would Reinvent Myself Was Just To Make These Very Small, Personal Films That I've Financed Myself.

My Film Is Not A Movie; It's Not About Vietnam. It Is Vietnam.

Without A Doubt, I Was Born To Want To Make Cinema, But The Kind Of Cinema I Want To Make Is Not Like Commercial Movies, Which I Enjoy Myself, But I Wanted To Be The Kind Of Filmmaker Who Wrote Original Work, Sort Of Like A Novelist Would Who Deals With Who We Are And Our Times Or Our Relationships.