I really, really love directing films.

Quote by John Frankenheimer

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

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

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...

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.

First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm...

First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

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 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.

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...

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...

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.