It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two of my heroes.

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.

If you had the opportunity and some talent, there was no way you couldn't progress, because it was an open market. There was the advertising world, and there was the documentary world.

I'm open to comments. I'm open to objective points of view, because I've been very narrow and very subjective.

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.

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.