I Do Know That Some

That Subject Matter Has Never Left Me...the More You're In The Material World, The More There Is A Tendency For A Search For Serenity And A Need To Not Be Distracted By Physical Elements That Are Around You.

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]...

I Think What Happened There Was Just The Budget Would Be Too Big To Build These Sets Because Nothing Really Exists Here In New York Of That Period; You Have To Build It All.

More Personal Films, You Could Make Them, But Your Budgets Would Be Cut Down.

The Creation Of The Island, Or The Impression Of The Island, As It Changes In The Mind Of The Character Also Came In To Play... There Was Another Very Important Collaborator, Rob Legato, On Special Visual Effects. And Then Ultimately There's Thelma Schoonmaker, Who Keeps Me Focused During The Editing Of The Picture.