Spielberg gave us three takes before saying anything to us. Since then, I do that, three takes, to let the actors find their rhythm.

That's my advice for indie filmmakers: Marry a supermodel.

Brothers McMullen' would not be picked up for theatrical distribution now.

Trust your actors. That's why I work with the same actors time and time again. I encourage them to change the dialogue to achieve one thing: keep the characters honest.

There has been a great proliferation of lawyers in the pat 20 years, just as there has been a proliferation of computers. But unlike computers, lawyers do not get twice as intelligent and half as expensive every two years.

I'd been offered TV series over the years and never had any interest in doing television. I'm not a TV guy.

I was a kid who went to film school and fell into acting.