There's More Emphasis On Art And Culture

I Did Have The Resource Of Having Taught Greek Mythology And The History Of Western Civilization, And You Can Go Back Into The Plays Of Aeschylus And Follow What Happens When People Seek Revenge, And There Are People Plucking Their Eyes Out. And Greek Mythology Is Filled With All Kinds Of Monsters And Whatnot.

The First Monster You Have To Scare The Audience With Is Yourself.

I Don't Want To Rescind American Directors But I Think That European Directors In General, Because Of The Size Of The Nations In Europe Are Exposed To All Different Cultures, They Can Easily Travel From One Distinct Culture To Another In A Matter Of Hours - You Can Drive For Two Weeks Across The United States And You're In The Same Basic Culture - So There Is A Certain Breadth Of Understanding And Sophistication That They Bring To It And Frankly, In Some Cases They Are Less Expensive Than American Directors.

I Love The Fact That A Lot Of My Audience Is People From The Inner City. African-americans Love My Films. Whenever I Go To Have A Meeting At Universal, The Security Guard Just Leaps To His Feet And Comes Over, Bumps My Hand, And Says, "thank You! Thank You, I Love Your Films!" And It's People Who Are Kind Of At The Cutting Edge Of Life And Survival, And Being Near The Nitty-gritty, Who Like My Films, And I Like That.

There Was A Generation Of Kids Who Were Just Kind Of Emulating Distant Heroes And Wearing Peace Symbols, And Parents Who Were Thinking Of Themselves As Liberal And Removed From Barbarity, But It Also Was The Era Of Vietnam. I Very Much Was Influenced - And I Think The Whole Country Was Kind Of In A State Of Shock - For The First Time Seeing The Horror And Cruelty Of War.