The journalists in the press conference broke out into spontaneous applause as the 87-year-old director walked into the room.
I have been very, very lucky.
I have been lucky my whole life.
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I had two loving parents and good friends.
I have a wonderful wife and marriage, two children…
He made his Venice debut in 1983 with mockumentaryZelig.
We all wanted to make films like Europeans.
I dont speak French but that didnt bother me because all the actors spoke English…
I had a wonderful time and then felt I was a genuine European filmmaker.
The cast read the scenario and understood it.
It was out of my hands.
Theyre first-rate actors and actresses.
They did it and I didnt have to direct them much.
It was not difficult.
If I have an idea that is good, then I might consider it.
I had such nice experience in France its something I would definitely consider, he said.
The director said he would jump at the chance to shoot against the backdrop of his native New York.
I dont think theres anything it’s possible for you to do about it.
Its a bad deal.
Youre stuck with it, he quipped in typical deadpan mode.
Theres no way out through science, through philosophy, through comedy… its a bad deal.
You just have to not think about it… distract yourself.
