Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda.

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.

In America there's no rights for the artist, so whatever films I've made kind of belong to the studio.

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.

Do what you're told, and everything will be all right.

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.

I think I've done pretty well. I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards, so I don't have any complaints.