It was the beginning of film for television. So we had all of these great opportunities. Northwestern was probably the only major film school of its kind at the time that was graduating anybody important.

I was tweaked by the idea of Superman immediately.

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

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

It's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not hurt the films, it just hurt the moment of the filmmaking.

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

I realized what you could do in motion pictures by surrounding yourself with geniuses.