It was the era of Tab Hunter and Rock Hudson; they all had a certain look.

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But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films.

But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films.

Look at Walter Huston in The Devil and Daniel Webster: It's an incredible performance.

Look at Walter Huston in The Devil and Daniel Webster: It's an incredible performance.

Well I don't think I've scored my life exclusively to Ray Charles.

Well I don't think I've scored my life exclusively to Ray Charles.

This devil loves mankind because men are going to always make the choice that will...

This devil loves mankind because men are going to always make the choice that will...

You'd be surprised how many movie stars still care about the work.

You'd be surprised how many movie stars still care about the work.

But a writer's contribution is literary and a film is not literary. When you take...

But a writer's contribution is literary and a film is not literary. When you take...

The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.

The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.

We all get paid very, very well, and we have responsibilities.

We all get paid very, very well, and we have responsibilities.

My creative partner is a writer, and he's got an executive producing credit on this...

My creative partner is a writer, and he's got an executive producing credit on this...

I try to get the best performance an actor can give.

I try to get the best performance an actor can give.

It isn't glamorous until after the film is finished, and you are at the premiere...

It isn't glamorous until after the film is finished, and you are at the premiere...

But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition...

But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition...

I make films about working class people.

I make films about working class people.

And it's a question of how far we're willing to go in order to let...

And it's a question of how far we're willing to go in order to let...

When I finish a film, I put it away and I never look at it...

When I finish a film, I put it away and I never look at it...

Show business is one of those things that people can use to get themselves out...

Show business is one of those things that people can use to get themselves out...

I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up...

I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up...

The whole concept of the devil is a metaphor on one level.

The whole concept of the devil is a metaphor on one level.

If people are worried about the size of their trailers, I kind of say their...

If people are worried about the size of their trailers, I kind of say their...

I also know what looks good before the camera, how to move the camera, and...

I also know what looks good before the camera, how to move the camera, and...