Part of making any endeavour is that each one has its own special problems. It's the nature of the process.

Any film, or to me any creative endeavour, no matter who you're working with, is, in many cases, a wonderful experience.

When I'm making a film, I'm the audience.

There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I'm not a pro.

Some of my films are known for the depiction of violence. I don't have anything to prove with that any more.

I grew up within Italian-American neighborhoods, everybody was coming into the house all the time, kids running around, that sort of stuff, so when I finally got into my own area, so to speak, to make films, I still carried on.