There are many directors in the middle range who've made mostly successful pictures, and then there are a few great directors who've had some successes and some failures. I suppose my life would be smoother if I wasn't almost totally enamored of the latter category.

I've always thought basketball was the best sport, although it wasn't the sport I was best at. It was just the most fun to watch.

I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote for is myself.

OK, the director makes the movie. But some movies can't get made without someone like me in them.

Once you've been really bad in a movie, there's a certain kind of fearlessness you develop.

When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about Spencer Tracy and Fred Astaire. They seem to be the most clear actors when working with women.

I look for a director with a script he likes a lot, but I'm probably after the directors more than anything.