Work On Nothing Less Than Epic Scale

As Long As I Can Make Lots Of Money In Other Businesses, I'll Continue To Subsidize My Own Work.

I Landed A Job With Roger Corman. The Job Was To Write The English Dialogue For A Russian Science Fiction Picture. I Didn't Speak Any Russian. He Didn't Care Whether I Could Understand What They Were Saying; He Wanted Me To Make Up Dialogue.

My Family Were Symphonic Musicians And In The Opera. Also, It Was My Era, The Love Of Radio. We Used To Listen To The Radio At Night, Close Our Eyes And See Movies Far More Beautiful Than You Can Photograph.

Music Is A Big Factor In Helping The Illusion Of The Film Come To Life. The Same Way Music Brings Back Different Periods Of Our Lives.

When That Happens - When Risk Is Taken And The Filmmakers Dive Into The Subject Matter Without A Parachute - Very Often What You Get It Something With Those Qualities That Make It Age Well With The Public.