I want to see something that I've never seen before, so how can I tell that actor what that is? I'm not trying to construct a document or situation that is what I want, because what I want is something new to me.

I never knew what I wanted, except that it was something I hadn't seen before.

It's all just one film to me. Just different chapters.

I don't know what "Altmanesque" means, though I suppose I'm flattered by it.

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

Why should I keep doing things that I've done before?

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.