b. January 19, 1932, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Godard just ignored all the rules. It was a massive shot in the arm for all of us trying to do something different.
I took the idea of the Beatles' international fame, threw in a bit of James Bond, and mixed in some of the absurdities of the French New Wave. That became the basis for Help!
The French were helping us to do that, particularly Godard, who just ignored all the rules. It was a massive shot in the arm for all of us trying to do something different.