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.

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.

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.

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

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.

It's an entire industry focusing on young male viewers that want action and violence. They sell us something that isn't valid. They're selling films like a product.