I'm not a chick-flick enthusiast.

I don't watch a lot of films. I'm usually involved in making them.

I had always planned when I started directing in 1970 that after a few years I'd get tired of looking at myself on the screen and say: "Hey, let's not do that any more." But then every once in a while something pops up. I'm not saying it won't happen again but probably the odds get less as you set yourself for roles that fit your age group.

I was always annoyed by too much explaining.

There's a lot of great movies that have won the Academy Award, and a lot of great movies that haven't. You just do the best you can.

The prospect of dating someone in her twenties becomes less appealing as you get older. At some point in your fife, your tolerance level goes down and you realize that, with someone much younger, there's nothing really to talk about.

Take your work seriously, but don't take yourself seriously