So I've had really great assistant directors for my last seven movies.

Historically the director has been the key creative element in a film and we must maintain that. We must protect that, in spite of the fact that there is new technology that's continually trying to erode that.

One of the first lessons you learn as an actor is to listen.

The first assistant director is just so important that the choice of that person is critical to the movie.

I've found that the more experts you have on a movie, the less control the director has.

I really, really love directing films.

The first thing I can really tell you is I really love the work.