The Magnificent Seven was really kind of a miraculous event that took place in my life.

It was the desire to do the complete thing. I only took taking acting lessons because my whole thing, really, was to direct. But my first jobs were acting jobs.

The Magnificent Seven was really kind of a miraculous event that took place in my life.

Killing is an excellent way of dealing with a hostility problem.

Taking in and blowing out smoke? And now you see girls smoking cigars. It got to be such a fad. Girls on the covers of magazines, smoking cigars. Give me a break. I didn't want to be a part of that. I don't like 'popular.'

There's nothing more toxic or deadly than a human child. A single touch could kill you.

It's turned into a world of amateurs. There are amateur actors making millions of dollars, amateur cinematographers, amateur directors... Jesus, these amateur directors can get deals for anything. Another comic book? Oh, very good.