There Is An Audience Out There For

I Like Actors Who, When You See Them On Screen, You Sense A Person, Not Just An Actor.

Were "a Clockwork Orange" Or "blue Velvet" Released Today, Would They Have The Same Power To Shock That They Had When They Came Out? Are We Too Inured By That Torrent Of Images And The Ridiculousness Of Modern Political Life, So That Nothing Shocks Us Anymore? What Does It Take To Shock Someone Today - Or At Least Jolt Them? I Don't Have An Answer. I'm Just Asking The Question.

If You're Not Making Epic, Archetypal Films On Some Level, I Think You're Wasting A Great Potential Of Cinema.

I'm Considered To Some Degree A Successful Director Working In Hollywood, Making Films My Way But Using Studio Financing. But With Almost Every Single One, I Get Praised Up The Wazoo By People Who Never Would Have Financed The Films. It's: "gee, This Movie Is So New And Different - What Do You Want To Do Next?" "this." "oh, That's Too New And Different."

Somewhat Dramatic Things Happen, And You Don't Even Always Notice Them — That's What Life Is.