But time has caught up with it and I think vindicated it. Shampoo, too: very dark, very ambitious movie.

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I think that those are the things that you can uniquely do with film that...

I think that those are the things that you can uniquely do with film that...

One of the reasons for going back into the past is that it's almost the...

One of the reasons for going back into the past is that it's almost the...

You're torn between wanting to fill in all the spaces and knowing that's really going...

You're torn between wanting to fill in all the spaces and knowing that's really going...

Finally, Colin Farrell showed up on my doorstep, only he wasn't Colin Farrell - he...

Finally, Colin Farrell showed up on my doorstep, only he wasn't Colin Farrell - he...

Of course I'm respectable. I'm old. Politicians, ugly buildings, and whores all get respectable if...

Of course I'm respectable. I'm old. Politicians, ugly buildings, and whores all get respectable if...

It made me alive to the fact that the most important thing sometimes is what...

It made me alive to the fact that the most important thing sometimes is what...

People who can't think of anything else but whether the person you love is indented...

People who can't think of anything else but whether the person you love is indented...

Now they're attracted to one another, but repelled by their ethnic origins, so that there...

Now they're attracted to one another, but repelled by their ethnic origins, so that there...

And I think one way or another it's evident to those who work with me...

And I think one way or another it's evident to those who work with me...

I'm excited and encouraged to see people getting involved with their public lands and forests....

I'm excited and encouraged to see people getting involved with their public lands and forests....

You're dumber than you think I think you are.

You're dumber than you think I think you are.

But, uh, censorship at that time said that you just absolutely couldn't do anything involving...

But, uh, censorship at that time said that you just absolutely couldn't do anything involving...

It was not possible to film in California, because all the areas are heavily built...

It was not possible to film in California, because all the areas are heavily built...

If you have a good ear for dialogue, you just can't help thinking about the...

If you have a good ear for dialogue, you just can't help thinking about the...