And I kind of feel that I have a responsibility to the people that invest their time and money with me to show up on the set every day and do the best of which I am capable.

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The first thing is that we're being attacked by both the Writers Guild and the...

The first thing is that we're being attacked by both the Writers Guild and the...

I think all great actors - and I don't classify myself as one of them,...

I think all great actors - and I don't classify myself as one of them,...

I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the actors excel.

I look at actors very closely. It's not an accident when the actors excel.

If you cast the picture correctly, you have a whole lot of leeway. You can...

If you cast the picture correctly, you have a whole lot of leeway. You can...

You have to really work with someone who you think is going to be a...

You have to really work with someone who you think is going to be a...

The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get a job.

The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get a job.

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

One of the first lessons you learn as an actor is to listen.

One of the first lessons you learn as an actor is to listen.

I mean, this whole digital revolution is really eroding the director's importance on a movie...

I mean, this whole digital revolution is really eroding the director's importance on a movie...

The first thing I can really tell you is I really love the work.

The first thing I can really tell you is I really love the work.

To do that I try and keep myself in pretty good shape physically and I...

To do that I try and keep myself in pretty good shape physically and I...

I have gotten to a point in my life where I don't want to have...

I have gotten to a point in my life where I don't want to have...

I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s.

I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s.

A disk unbeknownst to the director can go to the producer in another city or...

A disk unbeknownst to the director can go to the producer in another city or...

So I've had really great assistant directors for my last seven movies.

So I've had really great assistant directors for my last seven movies.

The first assistant director is just so important that the choice of that person is...

The first assistant director is just so important that the choice of that person is...

And in Hollywood, you know, everyone is an expert. Most of them are expert editors....

And in Hollywood, you know, everyone is an expert. Most of them are expert editors....

I've found that the more experts you have on a movie, the less control the...

I've found that the more experts you have on a movie, the less control the...

Then I usually leave the choice of the second assistant director and any other assistant...

Then I usually leave the choice of the second assistant director and any other assistant...

If you don't cast well, you can be in real trouble.

If you don't cast well, you can be in real trouble.