I like directors who come on the set and create something that's a little dangerous, difficult or unusual.

I was not what you'd call a first-class actor, but I did all right.

I'm going to make a film where not one word is really important. I'm going to make it all action.

There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors... and that is their competitive sense.

Acting, I found, was the biggest charge I ever had. What other artist has it so good? Approval so quick?

The camera is more than a recorder, it's a microscope. It penetrates, it goes into people and you see their most private and concealed thoughts.

Never underestimate the narcissism of a writer.