I tend to be what I would call more progressive than conservative, but I think either extreme is excessive.

The dance that happens, between actor and director, is a very delicate thing...it's why people tend to work together on many films over and over.

Once I start to do a film, it has inferences. If a guy walks down a street and kicks a dog, you're saying something about that guy. A guy walks down the street and somebody's about to be run over and he shoves him out of his way and gets hit by the car himself, you're saying that guy's a hero. You can't avoid making certain statements.

The very reasons sometimes that you make a film are the reasons for its failure.

Every single art form is involved in film, in a way.

You are not an active creator of the film.

Obviously its a good feeling to know that something you've done has lasted.