Young film makers should learn how to deal with the money and learn how to deal with the power structure. Because it is like a battle.

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

My whole life has been movies and religion. That's it. Nothing else.

Very often I've known people who wouldn't say a word to each other, but they'd go to see movies together and experience life that way.

I've seen many, many movies over the years, and there are only a few that suddenly inspire you so much that you want to continue to make films.

Popular music formed the soundtrack of my life.

I mean, music totally comes from your soul.

The bottom line is, I tend to be going back to older and older music.

Part of making any endeavour is that each one has its own special problems. It's the nature of the process.

I do know that some Buddhists are able to attain peace of mind.