I, uh, don't think it's quite fair to condemn a whole program because of a single slip-up, sir.

You're constantly changing man. But the film's not changing. The film stays the same. That's the beautiful aspect of it.

You either connect or you don't connect. It's not the end of the world. It's a movie.

I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed, Mr. President, but I do say not more than ten to twenty million dead depending upon the breaks.

There are few things more fundamentally encouraging and stimulating than seeing someone else die.

One does not have to make Frank Capra movies to like people.

I've never achieved spectacular success with a film. My reputation has grown slowly. I suppose you could say that I'm a successful filmmaker-in that a number of people speak well of me. But none of my films have received unanimously positive reviews, and none have done blockbuster business.