There's nothing more important in making movies than the screenplay.

I want to be remembered as a storyteller.

I was on my own union council for twenty-odd years.

I just love biography, and I'm fascinated by people who have shifted our destinies or our points of view.

What I am sad about is that there is now, in America, no equivalent to the art circuit.

I'm a passionate trade unionist.

On my last day of shooting, I'd be happy to say 'Cut, it's a wrap' and fall off the twig.