"Before, it was just about making the films - and now it's releasing them. Which is a steep learning curve."

"I don't want to be in my car all day. I love getting up in the morning in Venice and walking my dogs down to the cafe to get my tea, and then perhaps going to a bookstore and sitting and reading, then walking to the beach."

"I keep everything very simple. I like telling stories."

"My friend, I am going to tell you the story of my life, as you wish; and if it were only the story of my life I think I would not tell it; for what is one man that he should make much of his winters, even when they bend him like a heavy snow?"

"My dad was a musician and I traveled around with him, so it was something that I knew."

"My mom is definitely my rock."