Film is one of the three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music.

Film is one of the three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music.

I have a sixth sense for casting. I just have to see and talk to the actors. I never make tests. I like to work with crowds. I like to get the principals in a crowd. When they do, something else comes off, something special.

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When you get to political machines that can control a state, then you're really into organized crime - almost. You're fighting a political mafia.

I'm a living example of getting into films backwards. Merely by accident. Exposure to films and ideas is the best thing that colleges can do.

I have a feeling that demonstrations don't accomplish anything. That they become fads. I also feel that demonstrations wouldn't go on unless there is a TV camera. That part of it all is performance for the media. I didn't know whether they are completely honest.