I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s.

Quote by John Frankenheimer

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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'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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

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...