I was not a collective person or a bohemian; I was an elitist.

I've lost many of my best friends... I'm going to satisfy myself now, not the critics, not even my friends.

I wouldn't go up on a stage now if you paid a thousand dollars for one minute of acting. It's a nasty experience. You're up there all by yourself. You're so damn exposed.

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.

A film director has to get a shot, no matter what he does. We're desperate people.

I hate the Communists and have for many years and don't feel right about giving up my career to defend them. I will give up my film career if it is in the interests of defending something I believe in, but not this.

The more ambivalent you are and the more uncertain you are, then you can get something that you cannot anticipate.