I am humble. It was an honor, and I cried the first time I saw the film His Way. Because to have people of that caliber, like Julia Roberts, take the time to sit down and give a day or two of their lives to a film about me, that they're not getting paid for, is pretty extraordinary.

Talented people have to do what they do. Someone can criticize but you do what you do.

I can do anything - but that doesn't mean I should do that. I need to enjoy what I do. I enjoy making movies.

I just don't believe that you can't make anything happen. I think if something's good and you believe in it, and you care about it, and you give it love and nurture it, it's going to happen.

If asked my philosophy, it would be simply this: Savor life, don't press too hard, don't worry too much.

Pauline Kael had seen Nashville, and she loved Nashville. When I called her, she immediately responded to me because we had become friends, and I told her how great this film was, and she told me, "Well, I'll have to see it for myself." So I showed it to her, and she flipped.

Do not get attatched to the world as it is. Because the world is changing something new is coming.