You know what I think happened? After 'Rocky,' I was almost set up in the eyes of the media to make a flop.

All young men want to prove themselves.

The only happy artist is a dead artist, because only then you can't change. After I die, I'll probably come back as a paintbrush.

People think retiring is fun. Well, maybe, but if you have a certain kind of fire inside, there is no end in sight.

I'm always looking for a new challenge. There are a lot of mountains to climb out there. When I run out of mountains, I'll build a new one.

It's great the way the old-time directors used to manipulate the hell out of you. You see someone dying and all of a sudden a ghost would come out and they go walking hand in hand up the stairway.

I made some truly awful movies. 'Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot' was the worst. If you ever want someone to confess to murder just make him or her sit through that film. They will confess to anything after 15 minutes.