When I do a novel, I don't really use the script, I use the book; when I did Apocalypse Now, I used Heart of Darkness. Novels usually have so much rich material.

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I thought I wanted to be a playwright because I was interested in stories and...

I thought I wanted to be a playwright because I was interested in stories and...

You ought to love what you're doing because, especially in a movie, over time you...

You ought to love what you're doing because, especially in a movie, over time you...

I had been a kid that moved so much, I didn't have a lot of...

I had been a kid that moved so much, I didn't have a lot of...

They needed someone to write a script of The Great Gatsby very quickly for the...

They needed someone to write a script of The Great Gatsby very quickly for the...

In kindergarten that used to be my job, to tell them fairytales. I liked Hans...

In kindergarten that used to be my job, to tell them fairytales. I liked Hans...

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...

Art depends on luck and talent.

Art depends on luck and talent.

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...

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...

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.

We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didn't speak Italian in the house....

We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didn't speak Italian in the house....

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 was going for my graduate degree, I decided I was going to make...

When I was going for my graduate degree, I decided I was going to make...

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 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...

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...

I remember growing up with television, from the time it was just a test pattern,...

I remember growing up with television, from the time it was just a test pattern,...

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...

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...