I've always had trouble with authority.

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The filmmakers always have a great level of control.

The filmmakers always have a great level of control.

Most of the good executives do pretty well. Because to be a good executive you...

Most of the good executives do pretty well. Because to be a good executive you...

A lot of people thought of me as a threat to Western civilization.

A lot of people thought of me as a threat to Western civilization.

Egotism is not a good quality. It's not something to be admired or even tolerated....

Egotism is not a good quality. It's not something to be admired or even tolerated....

I hardly said a word to my wife until I said 'yes' to divorce.

I hardly said a word to my wife until I said 'yes' to divorce.

'm a general, I do something. I go out and fight wars and win them.

'm a general, I do something. I go out and fight wars and win them.

You know, I find it very strange when movies that I made that were just...

You know, I find it very strange when movies that I made that were just...

I suppose when I started out I would have liked to have been the darling...

I suppose when I started out I would have liked to have been the darling...

You never know when you're going to be considered un-hip... The people that really pass...

You never know when you're going to be considered un-hip... The people that really pass...

I became a loner. I became a mountain man. A lot of those things are...

I became a loner. I became a mountain man. A lot of those things are...

I've always been able to survive by writing, though.

I've always been able to survive by writing, though.

Yeah, there's absolutely. I mean, remember when The Searchers came out, it was a relatively...

Yeah, there's absolutely. I mean, remember when The Searchers came out, it was a relatively...

No, you're either born a writer, a storyteller, or you're not.

No, you're either born a writer, a storyteller, or you're not.

Yeah, I think that's it... It's like Jesse James. He became really popular because he...

Yeah, I think that's it... It's like Jesse James. He became really popular because he...

I felt that the Star Wars series became very pretentious as time went on. Just...

I felt that the Star Wars series became very pretentious as time went on. Just...

I find that screenwriting is at best kind of a hackwork in some ways.

I find that screenwriting is at best kind of a hackwork in some ways.

There is a certain kind of respect for authenticity today that there wasn't back in...

There is a certain kind of respect for authenticity today that there wasn't back in...

I also thought of myself as the Sonny Barger of the film industry.

I also thought of myself as the Sonny Barger of the film industry.

Films are always pretentious. There's nothing more pretentious than a filmmaker.

Films are always pretentious. There's nothing more pretentious than a filmmaker.

Also, they don't understand - writing is language. The use of language. The language to...

Also, they don't understand - writing is language. The use of language. The language to...