I really, really love directing films.

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.

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

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

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

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