I sought Ben Affleck because I needed an everyman for this role. Ben appeals to men and women. He gives you a sense of intelligence, the notion of a guy who can think on his feet.

Quote by John Frankenheimer

Topics: Intelligence Quotes

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 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,...

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...

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...

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 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.

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

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 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...

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...

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...

I feel that my job is to create an atmosphere where creative people can do...

I feel that my job is to create an atmosphere where creative people can do...

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...

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...

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 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...

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'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...

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...

And I kind of feel that I have a responsibility to the people that invest...

And I kind of feel that I have a responsibility to the people that invest...