The real challenge is not simply to survive. Hell, anyone can do that. It’s to survive as yourself, undiminished.

If you're going to play a cowboy, show up with the horse at the audition

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

I was the true future. I understood Communism better than they did.

I said to Tennessee, this thing is becoming the Marlon Brando show.

The motion pictures I have made and the plays I have chosen to direct represent my convictions.

One final thing a director needs: The ability to say 'I am wrong' or 'I was wrong.' Not as easy as it sounds. But in many situations, these 3 words, honestly spoken, will save the day.