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.

I've had it-the agencies, the winking, the networks, the ratings. Anyone who thinks TV is an art medium is crazy-it's an advertising medium.

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

Filmmaking is a chance to live many lifetimes.

That wasn't an ending. It was just a stopping point.

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

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.