First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm telling other directors how to make movies, because I don't think it's any of my business.

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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.

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.

But I really am very active in the choice of the line producer with the...

But I really am very active in the choice of the line producer with the...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 really, really love directing films.

I really, really love directing films.

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...

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...

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 sought Ben Affleck because I needed an everyman for this role. Ben appeals to...

I sought Ben Affleck because I needed an everyman for this role. Ben appeals to...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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....

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...