In my view, the operas of Carlisle Floyd will find a place in the permanent repertoire.

I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea. Experience showed me that the best performance was often left in a rehearsal room.

The number of opera houses around the world and the high attendance rates show that opera an art form that is more popular than ever.

Perhaps the most difficult thing is shooting scenes set 6,000 feet up in the mountains of Mexico.

With Cold Sassy Tree having its first production, I saw no necessity to do anything other than produce it with the correct setting.

Everyone has seen photographs of Mexicans wearing those big sombreros. When you come to Mexico, the astonishing thing is, nobody wears these hats at all.

In silent movies, they tended to put the camera down, and everybody walked in front of it and acted, and then they all walked off. Cutting was quite infrequent.