I was an actor... or, at least, I was trying to be an actor.

When you make a film, you like to run it with an audience. They tell you you're narrow-minded or subjective, or that seems too long, or that doesn't work.

It was 1978 when Superman came out, and I kept thinking, Why don't they do something about it? They've done all these crappy attempts at comic book film adaptations. What can we do different? Why don't we just re-release this thing?

How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly?

In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor.

I think what some people are doing with effects is starting to get silly. It's overused.

People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip.