Everything that you do is a challenge. And acting is just building up your concentration and being able to listen and to do the ridiculous.

I'm a firm believer in research, but I'm also a firm believer in utilizing the instincts that are within your soul or in your body or in your stomach, wherever they reside.

If you feel like you've got something to offer you should do it while the iron's hot.

Improvise, Adapt and Overcome!

Abuse of power isn't limited to bad guys in other nations. It happens in our own country if we're not vigilant.

I'd been trying to retire to the back of the camera for quite a few years. And then, in 1970, when I first started directing, I if I could pull this off, I can some day just move in back of the camera and stay there.

I know what you're thinking 'Did he fire six shots or only five?