When I was about 9, I had polio, and people were very frightened for their children, so you tended to be isolated. I was paralyzed for a while, so I watched television.

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I landed a job with Roger Corman. The job was to write the English dialogue...

I landed a job with Roger Corman. The job was to write the English dialogue...

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...

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....

You're in a profession in which absolutely everybody is telling you their opinion, which is...

You're in a profession in which absolutely everybody is telling you their opinion, which is...

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 had a heartbreaking experience when I was 9. I always wanted to be a...

I had a heartbreaking experience when I was 9. I always wanted to be a...

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...

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...

Frank Capra was a prop man, I think. John Ford was a prop man. It...

Frank Capra was a prop man, I think. John Ford was a prop man. It...

Art depends on luck and talent.

Art depends on luck and talent.

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...

Listen, if there's one sure-fire rule that I have learned in this business, it's that...

Listen, if there's one sure-fire rule that I have learned in this business, it's that...

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 became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic...

I became quite successful very young, and it was mainly because I was so enthusiastic...

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...

I had an older brother who was very interested in literature, so I had an...

I had an older brother who was very interested in literature, so I had an...

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 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...

I wrote the script of Patton. I had this very bizarre opening where he stands...

I wrote the script of Patton. I had this very bizarre opening where he stands...