I found this really fantastic used record store in Japan, and I bought all these different records and different 45s, and one of the 45s was just, it had the theme, "Green Leaves of Summer," the theme to "The Alamo" on one side, and then on the flip side was a theme to, the theme to "The Magnificent Seven."

Critics don't want to see directors they like make too much of a left turn. That's good for criticism.

I've always thought John Travolta is one of the greatest movie stars Hollywood has ever produced.

I definitely have some colleagues that I respect, and we get together from time to time. But I actually have just like genuine friends.

Most, actually, German actors have like some speaking of French. So, the French wasn't the problem. But, I was having a problem with them doing my dialogue in English. And it wasn't a matter of fluency.

I hope to give you at least 15 more years of movies. I`m not going to be this old guy that keeps cranking them out. My plan is to have a theater by that time in some small town and I will be the manager this crazy old movie guy.

I don't judge my characters, and that's my job not to judge them.