[re Diaries (1981)] A crew of one meant that intimate relations could be filmed in a documentary. Films could be shot over a long duration without skyrocketing costs. I decided to do an experiment. I would film for five years, not look at the footage, leave it in the can for five more years and then edit.
[on his Vermont farm, while co-directing his last film, weeks before he died] Look up at those leaves and then frame them with your fingers. Now, when you remove the frame, don't they look different from before?