In the '60s not everybody was wearing flowers in their hair and flowing caftans.

I wouldn't take a directing job if I didn't think it was enriching life.

There's a whole system in Hollywood where the director never speaks to the studio, but I like to engage them in a discussion. I listen.

I mean, '8½' to me is such a great dissertation on the whole, you know, act of filmmaking and creativity.

I've always loved the old epics that tell a simple emotional story, whether it's the tumultuous relationship between Rhett and Scarlett or Lawrence of Arabia's passion to get lost in a faraway place.

Everything I make starts very personally.