It's very clearly stated in the film: You make your own choices, and what you're always fighting is ego.

Quote by Taylor Hackford

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Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American...

Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American...

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

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

I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well...

I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well...

Russell Crowe is very difficult, but it's worth it. He's the real thing. I can...

Russell Crowe is very difficult, but it's worth it. He's the real thing. I can...

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.

Because when you have millions of people with this kind of need for gratification, and...

Because when you have millions of people with this kind of need for gratification, and...

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...

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...

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...

I make films about working class people.

I make films about working class people.

Music has always been an important thing to me in my life and understand I've...

Music has always been an important thing to me in my life and understand I've...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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.