Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself

Some of the greatest relationship films of all time, the two stars have hated each other, but mostly you see that chemistry.

It's pretty hard to get mugged in Manhattan.

In 1977, hip-hop literally wasn't outside the boroughs. But I was profoundly aware of the city through films like Saturday Night Fever, The French Connection, and Network. I had a friend who visited New York, and I asked him what it was like. He said, "Oh, it's great. Just wear a coat and don't look anyone in the eye."

There's a whole system in Hollywood where the director never speaks to the studio, but I like to engage them in a discussion. I listen.

You really think that on my films people tell me what to do? I don't think so. On my films I decide.

In terms of the mechanics of story, myth is an intriguing one because we didn't make myth up; myth is an imprinture of the human condition.