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

It seems to me that any sensible person must see that violence does not change the world and if it does, then only temporarily.

The Five Points was the toughest street corner in the world. That's how it was known. In fact, Charles Dickens visited it in the 1850s and he said it was worse than anything he'd seen in the East End of London.

I do know that some Buddhists are able to attain peace of mind.

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

I think there's only one or two films where I've had all the financial support I needed. All the rest, I wish I'd had the money to shoot another ten days.