But I really am very active in the choice of the line producer with the producer of record and the distributing company, because I've had some terrible, terrible experiences with some line producers, particularly in cable.

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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...

It's very eclectic, the way one chooses subjects in the movie business, especially in the...

It's very eclectic, the way one chooses subjects in the movie business, especially in the...

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...

I think that you can't make a movie without a script. But you also can't...

I think that you can't make a movie without a script. But you also can't...

There are so many effects and so many things that are done digitally now that...

There are so many effects and so many things that are done digitally now that...

One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my...

One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my...

Historically the director has been the key creative element in a film and we must...

Historically the director has been the key creative element in a film and we must...

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...

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 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,...

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.

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...

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.

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....

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.

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.

I really, really love directing films.

I really, really love directing films.

There are two things I will never do in my life. I will never climb...

There are two things I will never do in my life. I will never climb...

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...

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

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