When it came to slaughtering sacred cows with such crude yet perfect musical precision, there was no one better than Frank. I wonder what songs he's teaching the angels right now? Good luck God! You've got your hands full this time.

I've always sworn that not having enough money has saved me from mediocrity.

Hyperbole is something Id better avoid.

You know the hardest thing to do in Hollywood is burn bridges. There is usually some sucker who still likes me. There is usually some sucker who will still work with me.

The English are such a frightened, nervous, insecure group of people - they no longer rule the world!

Invariably, what I'm trying to do is more ambitious than the budget, but we manage to do it somehow.

Writers do the self-censoring before they even get to the studio executive, because they know the film will not run that gauntlet. They, because they want to get their films made, they censor it.