What`s a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.

To play it safe is not to play.

I learned a lot about losing from my father. That losing is an identity; that you can be a good loser and a bad winner; that none of it - gambling, money, winning, or losing - has any real value.

This [MASH (1970)] didn`t get released by Fox, it escaped.

Jazz has endured because it doesn`t have a beginning or an ending. It`s a moment.

Every ad for every film is exactly the same.

Filmmaking is a chance to live many lifetimes.

Retirement? You`re talking about death, right?

[about his relationship with mainstream Hollywood] We`re not against each other. They sell shoes and I make gloves.

I`ve about had it - the agencies, the winking, the networks, the ratings. Anyone who thinks TV is an art medium is crazy - it`s an advertising medium.

I fiddle in the corner where they throw the coins. Where I can get my work done.

What is a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.