In school, I could hear the leaves rustle and go on a journey.

My old drama coach used to say, 'Don't just do something, stand there.' Gary Cooper wasn't afraid to do nothing.

I don't necessarily look for dark themes; they just seem to appear.

Kids piercing themselves, piercing their tongues, what kind of masochism is that? Is it to show you can just take it?

Go ahead, make my day.

I was forty the first time I directed. I formed a company in 1967, looking to the future. My dad taught me that whatever you do, do it well. Be the best at what you can do for that particular job in life. That always resonated with me.

There are a lot of conservative people, a lot of moderate people, Republicans, Democrats, in Hollywood. It is just that the conservative people by the nature of the word itself play closer to the vest. They do not go around hot dogging it.