It was the era of Tab Hunter and Rock Hudson; they all had a certain look.

Because when you have millions of people with this kind of need for gratification, and the culture is saying that it's possible for everyone to satisfy all of their needs and desires all of the time, there are obviously going to be clashes - clashes of ego.

It isn't glamorous until after the film is finished, and you are at the premiere and getting your picture on the cover of magazines.

Look at Walter Huston in The Devil and Daniel Webster: It's an incredible performance.

But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented.

The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.

When Ray Charles is concentrating he's like a piece of granite, nothing twitches, nothing, ... He sat for 25 minutes solid like that, like a stone, and I thought, 'Oh my God, if he doesn't like it I'm dead.' ... And then finally, after 25 minutes he started to talk back to the screen. I heard him say 'That's right. That's the truth.' .