I Associate My Motion Picture

I Have Much To Learn From My Daughter Sofia. Her Minimalism Exposes My Limitations: I'm Too Instinctive And Operatic, I Put Too Much Heart Into My Work, I Get Lost Sometimes In Bizarre Things - It's My Italian Heritage.

So Give Yourself That Chance To Put Together The 80, 90 Pages Of A Draft And Then Read It Very In A Nice Little Ceremony, Where You're Comfortable, And You Read It And Make Good Notes On It, What You Liked, What Touched You, What Moved You, What's A Possible Way, And Then You Go About On A Rewrite.

I Remember In The Conversation, They Brought All These Coats To Me, And They Said: Do You Want Him To Look Like A Detective, Humphrey Bogart? Do You Want Him To Look Like A Blah Blah Blah. I Didn't Know, And Said The Theme Is 'privacy' And Chose The Plastic Coat You Could See Through. So Knowing The Theme Helps You Make A Decision When You're Not Sure Which Way To Go.

Frank Capra Was A Prop Man, I Think. John Ford Was A Prop Man. It Was A Little Bit Of A Father And Son Thing, And You Kind Of Worked Your Way Up.

I Still Think Ned Beatty Should've Played Don Corleone.