I really, really love directing films.

Quote by John Frankenheimer

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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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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 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...

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...

Casting is 65 percent of directing.

Casting is 65 percent of directing.

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 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...

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...

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...