And I think being a good director is being able to be completely tyrannical and you?ve got to be an absolute dictator while at the same time, you have to listen and see everything because it can all change on a dime.

Yes I try to do everything I can not to fail hideously.

My family was loving... they were very supportive and very affectionate, and basically I could do what I wanted, and basically it wasn't anything dangerous, thank God.

I loved being in Close Encounters, just to watch Steven Spielberg working was exciting.

I think some of the special effects in Close Encounters hold up better than the new more expensive special effects is because they were better actually.

Oh, I was completely hooked on movies and plays and theater from the time I was a day old; I was very, very early on in love with movies and I loved plays.

I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game.