If I have enough ego to say I'm a writer, a director, a producer, and an actor, I should have the energy and the knowledge to write a scene for this great actor named Henry Fonda and direct him in it and have it work.

Remember, Alan Greenspan was a member of Ayn Rand's collective. To understand this is to understand why we are doomed with the Federal Reserve

I know I'm responsible for not having got the kind of roles that I'd have liked to.

I want to be on set and die hearing those words: Where's Peter?

When Jane and I spoke out, people thought, What ungrateful children those two kids are to be that nasty about their father.

My abilities grow with each job, whether it's writing or directing. When I stop learing, I'll stop working

The word courage - God, I love that word. Words are so important to me.