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

Casting is 65 percent of directing.

I have gotten to a point in my life where I don't want to have dinner with someone I don't like.

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

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

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