Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.

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One of the joys of going to the movies was that it was trashy, and...

One of the joys of going to the movies was that it was trashy, and...

I think experience will teach you a combination of liberalism and conservatism. We have to...

I think experience will teach you a combination of liberalism and conservatism. We have to...

I am not trying to be a historian and a dramatist; I'm a dramatist, a...

I am not trying to be a historian and a dramatist; I'm a dramatist, a...

Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard...

Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard...

I never put out a history, I put out a dramatic history.

I never put out a history, I put out a dramatic history.

I do believe that movies are subject to a million interpretations.

I do believe that movies are subject to a million interpretations.

I'd love to do historical pictures more, but I don't know if I can.

I'd love to do historical pictures more, but I don't know if I can.

Forget the grand plan. Forget the master scheme. Forget control. That is the bleak but...

Forget the grand plan. Forget the master scheme. Forget control. That is the bleak but...

Anybody who's been through a divorce will tell you that at one point. they've thought...

Anybody who's been through a divorce will tell you that at one point. they've thought...

Well first of all you have to make the character strong so that people can...

Well first of all you have to make the character strong so that people can...

I've met people who will go to a movie that I can't stand and they...

I've met people who will go to a movie that I can't stand and they...

There's an electrical thing about movies.

There's an electrical thing about movies.

One of my fantasies in my life has been that I was granted access with...

One of my fantasies in my life has been that I was granted access with...

It's interesting that when economic times were the hardest, that's when many people embraced liberalism.

It's interesting that when economic times were the hardest, that's when many people embraced liberalism.

When you look at a movie, you look at a director's thought process.

When you look at a movie, you look at a director's thought process.

But I suppose film is distinctive because of its nature, of its being able to...

But I suppose film is distinctive because of its nature, of its being able to...

I study history in order to give an interpretation.

I study history in order to give an interpretation.

I think that many people in history who had power were bumped off because they...

I think that many people in history who had power were bumped off because they...

A woman can be very beautiful and an ideal model and she will photograph incredibly...

A woman can be very beautiful and an ideal model and she will photograph incredibly...

I will come out with my interpretation. If I'm wrong, fine. It will become part...

I will come out with my interpretation. If I'm wrong, fine. It will become part...