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

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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 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...

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...

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...

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 really, really love directing films.

I really, really love directing films.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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....

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 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,...

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...