I wanted to do Buddy Faro as a small budget movie. They said no. So I wanted to do it as a series of recurring TV movies, and they said no. So I agreed to do it as a series.

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

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

I'd love to do a Western. A real Western like John Ford used to do....

I'd love to do a Western. A real Western like John Ford used to do....

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...

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.

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...

I love England and the historical aspect of it.

I love England and the historical aspect of it.

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...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

When they released Sidewalks of New York, there were some shots with the towers they...

When they released Sidewalks of New York, there were some shots with the towers they...

I have a home in Arizona. I go a couple months a year, but basically...

I have a home in Arizona. I go a couple months a year, but basically...

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...

There's a whole catalogue of actors that never went to acting school.

There's a whole catalogue of actors that never went to acting school.

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

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

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...