I Probably Have Genius. But No Talent.

If You're Not Allowed To Experiment Anymore For Fear Of Being Considered Self-indulgent Or Pretentious Or What Have You, Then Everyone's Going To Just Stick To The Rules - There's Not Going To Be Any Additional Ideas.

A Lot Of The Young People Make Beautiful Films Or Big Films Or Are Able To Finance Them, But They Can't Get Anyone To Distribute Them, They Can't Get Anyone To See Them, So They Go To These Thousands Of Film Festivals. So I Still Believe That Even Though A Young Kid Might Be Able To Make A Masterpiece Or Something That Changes The Direction Of Cinema, The Issue Of How To Get It To People Is Still Not Solved.

Sound Is Your Friend Because Sound Is Much Cheaper Than Picture, But It Has Equal Effect On The Audience - In Some Ways, Perhaps More Effect Because It Does It In A Very Indirect Way.

When I Do A Novel, I Don't Really Use The Script, I Use The Book; When I Did Apocalypse Now, I Used Heart Of Darkness. Novels Usually Have So Much Rich Material.

Sequels Are Not Done For The Audience Or Cinema Or The Filmmakers. It's For The Distributor. The Film Becomes A Brand.