I tend to be attracted to characters who are up against a wall with very few alternatives. And the film then becomes an examination of how they cope with very few options. And that's, I guess, what interests me in terms of human behavior.

When you make a Blu-ray, its not the same as the print process was. You have little or no control over any print that was ever made. You are a victim of the 35mm printing process.

I have seen lampoons of my work. And I have really enjoyed them. But I would never do another version of The Exorcist.

Directing is a nice job. It's the best job for me. If i had to pay money to do it, I would do itIt's problematical. It's disapointing often. It's very challenging. It's frustrating as hell. It's extremely demanding and totally satisfying work. And if I wasn't doing this, I would have to do legitimate work for a living. There are guys out there really working for a living, cleaning streets or coal mining, teaching. Directing is playing. Acting.

I really think that sex always looks kind of funny in a movie.

I can't sit through the superhero films. But I watched Draft Day, and it was kind of sweet in an old-fashioned way.

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.