Part of the film business is, if you want an apple, you buy an apple.

So when you make an impression in a certain kind of role, that tends to be the type of role that you get offered.

My son tried to work in films and he ultimately gave it up, he finally couldn't make a living, he couldn't support himself. He worked all the time and he didn't make enough money to have a house, have an apartment.

If you're an employer, you want to hire an employee who'll do their job, not do your bidding.

Certainly Amadeus because it was a very powerful time for me, we filmed it in the Czech Republic at a time of lots of social and political change going on in that part of the world.

I got a phone call from Douglas Campbell and from Jerome Guthrie, who offered me a job out of the blue.

I know a lot of people who are very good at their craft who have learned - people behind the camera - who really have a lot to offer because they know what they're doing, they know what to do, they've made their mistakes.