Directing is a nice job. It's the best job for me. If I had to pay money to do it, I would do it... Directing is playing. Acting.

Star Wars is one of a handful of films that changed the zeitgeist forever.

I'm not a fan of Star Wars. That is not for me. That is for my nephews and nieces. I don't get it.

I believe it's true that there's good and evil in everyone and it's a constant struggle to have your better angels prevail.

There is a thin line between the policeman and the criminal. The best cops are always crossed. The best cops are the ones who are able to think like criminals. But for a quirk of fate, they might have been criminals.

The studios mostly threw away the negatives of the classic films. They had no interest in their legacy.

I have to see the whole scene in my head before I go out and do it. Which I do. I will envision the entire scene before I shoot it.