I've found that the more experts you have on a movie, the less control the director has.

Quote by John Frankenheimer

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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...

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 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...

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.

And I kind of feel that I have a responsibility to the people that invest...

And I kind of feel that I have a responsibility to the people that invest...

Casting is 65 percent of directing.

Casting is 65 percent of directing.

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 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...

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

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

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,...

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...

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...

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...

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

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 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.

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 really, really love directing films.

I really, really love directing films.

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 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...