In kindergarten that used to be my job, to tell them fairytales. I liked Hans Christian Andersen, and the Grimm fairy tales, all the classic fairy tales.

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Roger Corman exploited all of the young people who worked for him, but he really...

Roger Corman exploited all of the young people who worked for him, but he really...

Anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos.

Anything you build on a large scale or with intense passion invites chaos.

I had a number of teachers who hated me. I didn't do well in school.

I had a number of teachers who hated me. I didn't do well in school.

I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people...

I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people...

I liked to work in a shop down in the basement and invent things and...

I liked to work in a shop down in the basement and invent things and...

When I do a novel, I don't really use the script, I use the book;...

When I do a novel, I don't really use the script, I use the book;...

I had a number of very strong personalities in my family. My father was a...

I had a number of very strong personalities in my family. My father was a...

Art depends on luck and talent.

Art depends on luck and talent.

You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you'll just...

You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you'll just...

I associate my motion picture career more with being unhappy and scared, or being under...

I associate my motion picture career more with being unhappy and scared, or being under...

The stuff that I got in trouble for, the casting for The Godfather or the...

The stuff that I got in trouble for, the casting for The Godfather or the...

The essence of cinema is editing. It's the combination of what can be extraordinary images...

The essence of cinema is editing. It's the combination of what can be extraordinary images...

Ten Days That Shook The World, by Eisenstein, I went to see it, and I...

Ten Days That Shook The World, by Eisenstein, I went to see it, and I...

I always found the film world unpleasant. It's all about the schedule, and never really...

I always found the film world unpleasant. It's all about the schedule, and never really...

Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility...

Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility...

The professional world was much more unpleasant than I thought. I was always wishing I...

The professional world was much more unpleasant than I thought. I was always wishing I...

I was the kind of kid that had some talents or ability, but it never...

I was the kind of kid that had some talents or ability, but it never...

My film is not a movie; it's not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam.

My film is not a movie; it's not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam.

Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the...

Usually, the stuff that's your best idea or work is going to be attacked the...

George Lucas doesn't have the most physical stamina. He was so unhappy making Star Wars...

George Lucas doesn't have the most physical stamina. He was so unhappy making Star Wars...