Show business is one of those things that people can use to get themselves out of the lower rung of society.

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

Show business is one of those things that people can use to get themselves out of the lower rung of society.

I make films about working class people.

I make films about working class people. All my films have always been about that. For example, the brothel is a workplace. It's aberrant, but a workplace nonetheless. I was more interested as opposed to glamorizing and saying, oh, this is a great erotic place, it's a place of business. The commodity is sex.

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

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