I've never fallen into what I consider to be a trap of trying to figure out something analytically that could be a very popular film. I would hope my enthusiasm could match up with something with that potential.

I didn't go to film school so my learning was done out in public and showed up on the screen.

Each year, Cognac makes its mark with enthusiasm, style and confidence and it's wonderful to be taking part in this year's edition.

I've been making films since the '70s and trying to develop that best possible fiction-film style that I feel is the most expressive. At a certain point, I felt I was winding up making the same film stylistically and I found that boring.

I had very strong feelings, so the chance to make a film that deals in an imaginative way with stuff you care tremendously about is a real high. It's a really amazing thing to be able to do.

I was a Talking Heads fan from the very beginning.