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.

And in Hollywood, you know, everyone is an expert. Most of them are expert editors. They can't direct, they can't write, they can't act, but, by God, they all think they can edit.

If you don't cast well, you can be in real trouble.

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

I think that you can't make a movie without a script. But you also can't make movies without actors. You also can't make movies without technicians. And there has to be just one person in charge of everybody, and to me that one person is the director.

I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the actors excel.

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