Betrayal... is my favorite subject.

I don't make films to win prizes. I make films to make films.

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 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.

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.

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.