My uncle played rugby, and my dad played football, and they used to argue which game was the roughest - and everybody agreed rugby was. It's a great team sport, and to be successful, every person has to play in the same level.

Keep your eyes on the horizon and your nose to the wind.

Always keep your ego in check and not be afraid to listen. Listening is a great art form.

Instead of calling everybody names, start being more understanding.

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.

There's nothing like a nice piece of hickory.

I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will.