I'll give you the same advice I give my children: Never take advice from anybody.

What is an ending? There's no such thing. Death is the only ending.

Every ad for every film is exactly the same.

I make no apologies for Popeye. Behind M*A*S*H, it's my biggest hit. It got maligned by the critics because it wasn't Superman. It wasn't about special effects and it wasn't made for 14-year-old boys. The majority of films are made for 14-year-old boys; I don't know where they get the eight bucks to get in. It's hush money from the parents.

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

We make too much of the good and too much of the bad.

Filmmaking is a chance to live many lifetimes.