That's a first line many have heard, whether or not they've read the book.

I would not have got to make my first film and I would not have been able to set up my second film.

When you read a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in YOU than there was before.

I've read every oyster book there is, and I always look at oysters first on any menu.

It's a good read, ... I was determined not to do a how-to book in a pedantic way. There are a lot of lessons in there that could be of value to people.

Let me say again that I have not read your book. And one of the reasons I didn't was because I wanted to do my own research. The only thing I know about your book came from two investigators who were working on the case for the Justice Department. I have not read your book, and you have not seen my film.