Most of my films I call arena films. I deal with a confined area -- an arena -- and I try to cover every aspect of it.

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

Every ad for every film is exactly the same.

What is a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.

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

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

I insist that they do what they became actors to do. I want them to create something and not just hit marks and say words. So they all love that because they're playing. It's called playacting. Their contributions are not only welcomed, but are accepted and used.