Moonstruck... was one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.

I think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or an anti-Semite who thought they were anti-Semitic.

But I've never met a racist yet who thinks he's a racist. That's always the disturbing thing about when we begin to look at ourselves.

Obviously, In The Heat Of The Night was a landmark movie because the timing was perfect. It was in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement.

We live in an age of publicity and hype. There's something about success that dehumanizes you, whereas failure reminds you of who you really are.

A lot of American actors I work with are in character all day long. You can't talk to them. It's Method and the whole thing.

When you deal with a film that takes place in Europe, and you're going to work in English, you'd better work with European actors.