We've seen growing awareness of film preservation, yet the deterioration and eventual disappearance of films have not come to an end. There's still a race against the clock to save what we can at some point.

When I'm making a film, I'm the audience.

Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out

Film in the 20th century, it's the American art form, like jazz.

Any film, or to me any creative endeavour, no matter who you're working with, is, in many cases, a wonderful experience.

People want to classify and say, 'OK, this is a gangster film.' 'This is a Western.' 'This is a... ' You know? It's easy to classify and it makes people feel comfortable, but it doesn't matter, it doesn't really matter.