One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my life, is to listen well.

Quote by John Frankenheimer

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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...

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...

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...

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...

First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm...

First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Casting is 65 percent of directing.

Casting is 65 percent of directing.

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...

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

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 sought Ben Affleck because I needed an everyman for this role. Ben appeals to...

I sought Ben Affleck because I needed an everyman for this role. Ben appeals to...

Mind is the battery cell, Intelligence is the switch.

Mind is the battery cell, Intelligence is the switch.

The intelligence of few perceives what has been carefully hidden in the recesses of the...

The intelligence of few perceives what has been carefully hidden in the recesses of the...