[On "40 Days of Musa Dagh," a book about the Armenian genocide that he has wanted to direct for years] The hero, the one who set up the rescue, has fallen asleep . . . The camera pulls back, and the ships and the sea are on one side, and there`s one lonel...
When you`re on top and you lead the parade, everyone`s there throwing lilies and lilac water on your head. But when those parades have gone by and there`s a storm in your heart, there are very few people that are going to sit there and listen to you bemoa...
When I tried to branch out into comedy, I didn`t do very well at it, so I went back to doing what I do naturally well, or what the audience expects from me - action pictures.
What I`m trying to do now in my life - not just with the building, but with everything - is to construct things that will have enduring qualities, and won`t just be ephemeral flashes in the pan.