Forgiveness works two ways, in most instances. People have to forgive themselves too. The powerful have to forgive themselves for their behavior. That should be a sacred process.

An appreciable number of directors have shifted to lower-cost films, allowing them to be satisfied with a more modest return.

My autobiography was simply the story of my life.

We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists... in the loved one, perfection.

I was born two months early, and everyone had given up on me. But my mother insisted on my life.

But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots.

I wanted to explore the values that are at work, underpinning my life.