One of the first lessons you learn as an actor is to listen.

Quote by John Frankenheimer

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I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s.

I think I've made some pretty decent films in the '80s and '90s.

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...

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...

I really, really love directing films.

I really, really love directing films.

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...

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...

To do that I try and keep myself in pretty good shape physically and I...

To do that I try and keep myself in pretty good shape physically and I...

And in Hollywood, you know, everyone is an expert. Most of them are expert editors....

And in Hollywood, you know, everyone is an expert. Most of them are expert editors....

There are so many effects and so many things that are done digitally now that...

There are so many effects and so many things that are done digitally now that...

It's very eclectic, the way one chooses subjects in the movie business, especially in the...

It's very eclectic, the way one chooses subjects in the movie business, especially in the...

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...

The first assistant director is just so important that the choice of that person is...

The first assistant director is just so important that the choice of that person is...

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

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

Then I usually leave the choice of the second assistant director and any other assistant...

Then I usually leave the choice of the second assistant director and any other assistant...

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...

The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get a job.

The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get a job.

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...

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.

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...