The book is inherently difficult to adapt to the screen, and we've never quite found the right combination of director and writer to do it justice until now.

I always found the film world unpleasant. It's all about the schedule, and never really flew for me.

You're in a profession in which absolutely everybody is telling you their opinion, which is different. That's one of the reasons George Lucas never directed again.

George Lucas doesn't have the most physical stamina. He was so unhappy making Star Wars that he just vowed he'd never do it again.

Art depends on luck and talent.

You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you'll just knuckle under, and things that might have been memorable will be lost.