I've had moments when I've thought about somebody, picked up the phone to call them and they are on the line already, and I think that maybe there's some vibration, some connection.

We are like boxers, one never knows how much longer one has

You have to feel confident. If you don't, then you're going to be hesitant and defensive, and there'll be a lot of things working against you.

Extremism is so easy. You've got your position, and that's it. It doesn't take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.

If you don't pay attention to history, you're destined to repeat it.

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.

I don't believe in pessimism.