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

Quote by John Frankenheimer

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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...

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.

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 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.

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 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.

The first thing is that we're being attacked by both the Writers Guild and the...

The first thing is that we're being attacked by both the Writers Guild and the...

There are two things I will never do in my life. I will never climb...

There are two things I will never do in my life. I will never climb...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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 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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...