I think first impressions are important when you pick up a script.

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When I was a kid going to the movies, we'd go because Bogart was in...

When I was a kid going to the movies, we'd go because Bogart was in...

I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who...

I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who...

I wanted to do Buddy Faro as a small budget movie. They said no. So...

I wanted to do Buddy Faro as a small budget movie. They said no. So...

What you do as a policeman might be the right thing to do, but it's...

What you do as a policeman might be the right thing to do, but it's...

The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun.

The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun.

I love England and the historical aspect of it.

I love England and the historical aspect of it.

You can't act for the editing. You just go in and do the scene the...

You can't act for the editing. You just go in and do the scene the...

I don't know if I have a technique. I'm just trying to remember the words.

I don't know if I have a technique. I'm just trying to remember the words.

I read the script and try not to bring anything personal into it. I make...

I read the script and try not to bring anything personal into it. I make...

Do whatever you're directed to do, and leave the rest of that technical stuff up...

Do whatever you're directed to do, and leave the rest of that technical stuff up...

This is my first experience working in a foreign movie, but the mechanics, I think,...

This is my first experience working in a foreign movie, but the mechanics, I think,...

This generation of filmmakers is very good. They're seasoned, for some reason.

This generation of filmmakers is very good. They're seasoned, for some reason.

I don't like to be talked into anything. I don't want to be cajoled.

I don't like to be talked into anything. I don't want to be cajoled.

I learned a long time ago: You're in the entertainment business. You're not in the...

I learned a long time ago: You're in the entertainment business. You're not in the...

Usually you're in movies with a lot of dissolves and things, but this was kind...

Usually you're in movies with a lot of dissolves and things, but this was kind...

Vince or Brad or Benicio would say, Maybe we should try this, and Guy was...

Vince or Brad or Benicio would say, Maybe we should try this, and Guy was...

The cast was huge, but I never saw anybody.

The cast was huge, but I never saw anybody.

I know people who go back and check themselves, but it drives me crazy. Everybody...

I know people who go back and check themselves, but it drives me crazy. Everybody...

As far as carrying the American banner, you just do what's right for the kids.

As far as carrying the American banner, you just do what's right for the kids.

You can change a person's life in an instant; put him in a movie, and...

You can change a person's life in an instant; put him in a movie, and...