Nobody taught Picasso how to paint - he learned for himself. And nobody can teach you to be a producer. You can learn the mechanics, but you can't learn what's right about a script or a director or an actor.…

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I have two young girls, 8 and 10. They really keep me young.

I have two young girls, 8 and 10. They really keep me young.

We set ourselves a limit and cut characters which weren't so vital.

We set ourselves a limit and cut characters which weren't so vital.

I've been very lucky in my long life. On three continents, in diverse cultures, through...

I've been very lucky in my long life. On three continents, in diverse cultures, through...

These scenes deal with what happened before Hannibal Lecter was captured for the first time.

These scenes deal with what happened before Hannibal Lecter was captured for the first time.

The audience wants to be attracted not by the critics, but by a great story....

The audience wants to be attracted not by the critics, but by a great story....

If no producer, no movie.

If no producer, no movie.

If you lived in a provincial town like Torre Annunziata, where there was nothing to...

If you lived in a provincial town like Torre Annunziata, where there was nothing to...

Making movies is all about instinct.

Making movies is all about instinct.

After The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, the audience would like to know where,...

After The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, the audience would like to know where,...

I see my face in the mirror, and I said, No, my ambition is not...

I see my face in the mirror, and I said, No, my ambition is not...

To me the only real star of the movie is the writer. And I work...

To me the only real star of the movie is the writer. And I work...

Mr Tony Hopkins says he's willing to do it if he likes the script.

Mr Tony Hopkins says he's willing to do it if he likes the script.

If you get a book which is 600 pages, you have to reduce it to...

If you get a book which is 600 pages, you have to reduce it to...

It's a fantastic review. Sixty percent of the American reviews are sensational, 20% are mixed,...

It's a fantastic review. Sixty percent of the American reviews are sensational, 20% are mixed,...

The pope dies, you get another pope.

The pope dies, you get another pope.

I realized the exciting place was behind the camera with the producer, director and so...

I realized the exciting place was behind the camera with the producer, director and so...

When I cook, my brain stops completely.

When I cook, my brain stops completely.

After the war, there was no industry. We lost the war. We had our whole...

After the war, there was no industry. We lost the war. We had our whole...

My philosophy is very simple. To feel young, you must work as long as you...

My philosophy is very simple. To feel young, you must work as long as you...