I know people who say Hollywood broke her heart, and all that, but I dont believe it. She was very observant and tough minded and appealing, but she adored and trusted the wrong people. She was very courageous-you know the book Twelve Against the Gods? Marilyn was like that, she had to challenge the gods at every turn.

You can always land on your feet if you know where the ground is.

Don't let a kick in the ass stop you. It's how you cope that says what you are.

I suppose they call me a womans director because there were all these movie queens in the old days, and I directed most of them. But I also directed Jack Barrymore and Ronald Colman and James Stewart, to name a few.

But I also directed Jack Barrymore and Ronald Colman and James Stewart, to name a few.

Looking for love is tricky business, like whipping a carousel horse.

You can't have any successes unless you can accept failure.