I don't think screenplay writing is the same as writing - I mean, I think it's blueprinting.

Chance is another name that we give to our mistakes. And all of the best things in my films are mistakes.

The Oscar for the films, it'd be nice. But I don't make those kind of films, and I don't think that will ever happen.

Maybe there's a chance to get back to grown-up films. Anything that uses humor and dramatic values to deal with human emotions and gets down to what people are to people.

Your own ego is the only trap that I think you can fall into.

[M*A*S*H] didn't get released by FOX, it escaped.

Wisdom and love have nothing to do with each other. Wisdom is staying alive, survival. You're wise if you don't stick your finger in the light plug. Love - you'll stick your finger in anything.