Casting is 65 percent of directing.

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

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s.

The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get a job

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