I find that when you open on a group of people sitting down and talking, the scene sits down with them. The best antidote for that is an entrance. Begin the scene with someone entering, and somehow it’s more interesting.

A good movie is three good scenes and no bad scenes.

There's action only if there is danger.

I find that when you open on a group of people sitting down and talking, the scene sits down with them. The best antidote for that is an entrance. Begin the scene with someone entering, and somehow it’s more interesting.

John Wayne represents more force, more power, than anybody else on the screen.

Fortune favors the prepared.

When you've got some talent, your job is to use it.