Always Stay Open To Surprise.

I Grew Up Within Italian-american Neighborhoods, Everybody Was Coming Into The House All The Time, Kids Running Around, That Sort Of Stuff, So When I Finally Got Into My Own Area, So To Speak, To Make Films, I Still Carried On.

On The One Hand, You're The Same Person, But As You Get Older, You Change Somewhat, And You Never Know How It's Going To Affect Your Work.

During Prohibition, Atlantic City Created The Idea Of The Speakeasy, Which Turned Into Nightclubs And That Extraordinary Political Complexity And Corruption Coming Out Of New Jersey At The Time. The Long Hand That They Had-and Maybe Still Do-even Had To Do With Presidential Elections.

Sam Fuller And 'shock Corridor' Can Only Be Conjured As A Mantra. 'shock Corridor' Is A Classic Work Of Art - It's Unique. It Comes From The Unique Experience Of Being Sam Fuller And Yes, There's Always That Element Of 'shock Corridor' Hovering Around The Picture, But Never Specifically. In Fact, I Didn't Even Screen It Because It's In Us. It's In Me Anyway. It's In Me. It Was A Way Of Conjuring Up Support Just By Saying The Name, 'shock Corridor,' As I Was Going To Shoot. Poor Sam [fuller]...

Our World Is So Glutted With Useless Information, Images, Useless Images, Sounds, All This Sort Of Thing. It's A Cacophony, It's Like A Madness I Think That's Been Happening In The Past Twenty-five Years. And I Think Anything That Can Help A Person Sit In A Room Alone And Not Worry About It Is Good.