We were extremely prescient in that we predicted the Soviet coup before it happened. That was kind of amazing.

The truth is that I used to read J.J. bedtime stories. He came up to me at the FOX commissary about four years ago and he said, "Do you remember what you gave me for my Barmitzvah?" I said no. He said, "You gave me the annotated Sherlock Holmes and my son is reading it now." It was the gift that kept on giving.

I never gave my career much strategic thought. Maybe I should have.

Audiences may be stupid, but they are never wrong.

There are movies I've made that I think no celebrations are in order.

The director is a bit analogous to the conductor of a symphony orchestra. It's a collaborative adventure.

Schools and libraries are the twin cornerstones of a civilized society. Libraries are only good if people use them, like books only exist when someone reads them.