I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s.
The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.
I've found that the more experts you have on a movie, the less control the director has.
I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the actors excel.
I think all great actors - and I don't classify myself as one of them, incidentally - but I think all great actors listen well and I've learned that from a lot of the very good actors with whom I've worked - to really listen to what people say.
The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get a job