I Always Wanted To Make A Film

I Remember The Korean War Very Well. And I Remember The Soldiers Who Were Pows Who Supposedly Were "brainwashed," Quote, Unquote, Who Gave In, So To Speak. And When They Came Back, They Were Treated Like Pariahs And Traitors.

I Always Tell The Younger Filmmakers And Students: Do It Like The Painters Used To...study They Old Masters. Enrich Your Palette. Expand The Canvas. There's Always So Much More To Learn.

In Truly Great Films - The Ones That People Need To Make, The Ones That Start Speaking Through Them, The Ones That Keep Moving Into Territory That Is More And More Unfathomable And Uncomfortable - Nothing's Ever Simple Or Neatly Resolved. You're Left With A Mystery.

I’m Not Interested In A Realistic Look, Not At All, Not Ever. Every Film Should Look The Way I Feel.

What The Dalai Lama Had To Resolve Was Whether To Stay In Tibet Or Leave. He Wanted To Stay, But Staying Would Have Meant The Total Destruction Of Tibet, Because He Would Have Died And That Would Have Ripped The Heart Out Of His People.