The big studio era is from the coming of sound until 1950, until I came in... I came in at a crux in film, which was the end of the studio era and the rise of filmmaking.

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And their pals vote for their stuff when they're not on the panel, and it...

And their pals vote for their stuff when they're not on the panel, and it...

You cut their money back, for one thing... I go back a long way with...

You cut their money back, for one thing... I go back a long way with...

It's been quite a ride. I loved every minute of it.

It's been quite a ride. I loved every minute of it.

In recent years, anyone in the government, certainly anyone in the FBI or the CIA,...

In recent years, anyone in the government, certainly anyone in the FBI or the CIA,...

As an artist, I understand that, and I value the creative input of the artist.

As an artist, I understand that, and I value the creative input of the artist.

To the world, you are America.

To the world, you are America.

I've played three presidents, three saints and two geniuses - and that's probably enough for...

I've played three presidents, three saints and two geniuses - and that's probably enough for...

So that this nation may long endure, I urge you to follow in the hallowed...

So that this nation may long endure, I urge you to follow in the hallowed...

You could think of extraordinary examples to the contrary: The Grapes of Wrath... and even...

You could think of extraordinary examples to the contrary: The Grapes of Wrath... and even...

You can spend a lifetime, and, if you're honest with yourself, never once was your...

You can spend a lifetime, and, if you're honest with yourself, never once was your...

Dirty Harry, for example. Clint Eastwood was not a rogue cop. He was a maverick...

Dirty Harry, for example. Clint Eastwood was not a rogue cop. He was a maverick...

The trouble with movies as a business is that it's an art, and the trouble...

The trouble with movies as a business is that it's an art, and the trouble...

Society mends its wounds. And that's invariably true in all the tragedies, in the comedies...

Society mends its wounds. And that's invariably true in all the tragedies, in the comedies...

Well, we have certainly produced great art before we did this. In my view, there...

Well, we have certainly produced great art before we did this. In my view, there...

Shakespeare is the outstanding example of how that can be done. In all of Shakespeare's...

Shakespeare is the outstanding example of how that can be done. In all of Shakespeare's...

Undeniably the American art form, too. And yet more and more, we see films made...

Undeniably the American art form, too. And yet more and more, we see films made...