Movies Are The Art Form Most Like

I've Been Failing For, Like, Ten Or Eleven Years. When It Turns, It'll Turn. Right Now I'm Just Trying To Squeeze Through A Very Tight Financial Period, Get The Movie Out, And Put My Things In Order.

I Had A Number Of Teachers Who Hated Me. I Didn't Do Well In School.

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.

I Have Much To Learn From My Daughter Sofia. Her Minimalism Exposes My Limitations: I'm Too Instinctive And Operatic, I Put Too Much Heart Into My Work, I Get Lost Sometimes In Bizarre Things - It's My Italian Heritage.

Cinema Without Risk Is Like Having No Sex And Expecting To Have A Baby.