I mean they're making remakes of my films and I'm not even dead yet! Why would you want to make a remake?

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.

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

I work with a lot of movie stars.

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.

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.

Michael Caine is a movie star, but he's also a great actor. I can't say that about every movie star. It's the concentration he has.