If you cast the picture correctly, you have a whole lot of leeway. You can make mistakes in other aspects but pull it off with the right actors.

I have gotten to a point in my life where I don't want to have dinner with someone I don't like.

I really, really love directing films.

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

I feel that my job is to create an atmosphere where creative people can do their best work.

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

I mean, this whole digital revolution is really eroding the director's importance on a movie because, number one, just from a practical standpoint, with floppy disks and the ability to put all of the film onto a disk, more people have access to the movie.