In a heavy oppressive atmosphere, when the spirits sink too low, the best cordial is to read over all the letters of one's friends.
Well, I want to do everything in sort of a documentary style, ever since I started in the '80s.
I don't think American independent films have ever really been particularly experimental, except for the original guys from the '60s who were huge influences, like Stan Brakhage, Robert Breer, and Stan van der Beek. They were the true independents.
One of the things that is devastating is I realise I haven't been living a different life than when I was, like, 12. I'm shocked at how reclusive I've been since then. I was unaware of it until recently.
If it were up to the executives, they probably wouldn't have directors at all.
Because I didn't have brothers, I was always interested in the kids down the street that had four brothers in their family, so I became one of them - but it was not my family. I've always been attracted to temporary families. They tend to be lost characters.
Casting the locals is my primary concern because all the other things you assume will be manageable.
The fact is that the government, like a highwayman, says to a man: Your money, or your life. And many, if not most, taxes are paid under the compulsion of that threat.
The most dangerous food a man can eat is wedding cake. Woman like silent men, they think they are listening.
Strange that creatures without backbones have the hardest shells.
If you want a kinder world, then behave with kindness; if you want a peaceful world, make peace within.