So Much Of The Art Of Film

I Like Simplicity; I Don't Need Luxury.

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.

My Film Isn't About Vietnam. It Is Vietnam. It's What It Was Really Like. It Was Crazy. And The Way We Made It Was Very Much Like The Way The Americans Were In Vietnam. We Were In The Jungle, There Were Too Many Of Us, We Had Access To Too Much Money, Too Much Equipment And Little By Little We Went Insane.

I Never Went To A Psychologist Or Psychiatrist In My Life. Never. You Know, Italians Are A Little Prejudiced Against That Kind Of Thing.

I Think A Sequel Is A Waste Of Money And Time. I Think Movies Should Illuminate New Stories.