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.

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.

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

Every generation deals with the breaking down of its tradition, and I think that they rediscovered the film.

I don't like to think that maybe I'm just getting old. I'm not too excited about watching a huge explosion. I'm more interested in people and characters.

Betrayal... is my favorite subject.