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

The album for Fiddler really took off. I think it was a combination of John Williams and the score. It was a very classy big album.

I'm in the mood for another Moonstruck experience, for another romantic comedy.

I still get a lot of material but I find that as one gets older you get more fussy. You know you're going spend a year or a year and a half on this and you know there are only so many films in you so you get a little bit more selective.

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.

I was really excited to have the opportunity to make Fiddler.

I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it.