I had a heartbreaking experience when I was 9. I always wanted to be a guard. The most wonderful girl in the world was a guard. When I got polio and then went back to school, they made me a guard. A teacher took away my guard button.
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I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic.
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We had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little, we went insane.
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To make great movies, there is an element of risk. You have to say, 'Well, I am going to make this film, and it is not really a sure thing.'
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As long as I can make lots of money in other businesses, I'll continue to subsidize my own work.
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Some critics are stimulating in that they make you realise how you could do better, and those are valued.
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