First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm telling other directors how to make movies, because I don't think it's any of my business.

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

The world is full of beautiful girls. But they're not Angelina Jolie. She's fun, honest, intelligent, gorgeous and divinely talented. She brings a hell of a lot to the party.

One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my life, is to listen well

You have to be a great storyteller. And you have to master the tools that you have to tell the story which are, inorder of importance, the script, the actors and then thetechnical means.

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

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