"I realized I probably wouldn't make another film that cuts through commercial and creative things like 'Godfather' or 'Apocalypse.'"
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"I was excited to discover, in this tale by Eliade, the key themes that I most hope to understand better - time, consciousness and the dream-like basis of reality."
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"I was never sloppy with other people's money. Only my own. Because I figure, well, you can be."
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"When newspapers started to publish the box office scores of movies, I was horrified. Those results are totally fake because they never include the promotion budget."
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"But who said art has to cost money? And therefore, who says artists have to make money?"
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"I wanted to write and direct movies and not be forced to adapt them from a bestselling book."
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"As long as I can make lots of money in other businesses, I'll continue to subsidize my own work."
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"I live near San Francisco in the most beautiful spot on earth and enjoy myself in many ways. Yes, I love to work, which for now is to think and read and write, so it's all a dream come true."
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"Being a former theater student, of course, there is a part of me that is fascinated with stage crafts and what you can do with illusions and working within the confines of the studio."
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"I made this movie for $40,000, which was this little black-and-white horror film called Dementia 13, which we made in about nine days."
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"I know that if a film is ready to emerge out of what I write, I'll be able to go off and make it without asking anyone's permission."
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"I've been offered lots of movies. There's always some actor who's doing a project and would like to have me do it."
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"I've been blessed with enough wealth that I can make a film myself up to a certain budget. So one way I thought I would reinvent myself was just to make these very small, personal films that I've financed myself."
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