It's very clearly stated in the film: You make your own choices, and what you're always fighting is ego.

I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well of talent.

As a filmmaker, "no" is not in my vocabulary. I've got to figure out a way.

An actor has to embody a role.

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

I make films about working class people.

This devil loves mankind because men are going to always make the choice that will send him into ascendancy. He's been winning the game for a long time.