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

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.

You know, essentially when you do a play you're reinterpreting a work of art that already exists. That's not what happens with a movie.

[Stanley] Kubrick was a fascinating, larger than life guy who had been a friend for many years prior to our working together on that film. I found the best part of working with him to be the long conversations we had between set-ups.

You mustn't regret decisions that you make. Because the decisions are made out of your gut in a way and you have to stick with them.

Most human beings who are accustomed to attempting to see the world from various points of view tend to be more liberal than conservative.