That was certainly true the first time, when I did Body Heat, the first movie that I directed. I was looking for a vessel to tell a certain kind of story, and I was a huge fan of Film Noir,…

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I haven't seen Clones, which has been during this period when I haven't seen much...

I haven't seen Clones, which has been during this period when I haven't seen much...

With Westerns you have the landscape is important, and it's empty, and only you populate...

With Westerns you have the landscape is important, and it's empty, and only you populate...

What you hope for, like Unforgiven did a lot to give you a chance to...

What you hope for, like Unforgiven did a lot to give you a chance to...

Any story that Billy Wilder told, you can tell in a Western.

Any story that Billy Wilder told, you can tell in a Western.

But, I think that the reason I responded to this book, sort of paradoxically, is...

But, I think that the reason I responded to this book, sort of paradoxically, is...

I want everything I do to have humor in it, because it seems to me...

I want everything I do to have humor in it, because it seems to me...

You know, Stephen says, in the movies no one ever goes to the bathroom. They...

You know, Stephen says, in the movies no one ever goes to the bathroom. They...

The great thing about Stephen is that he sees the movie as a separate thing,...

The great thing about Stephen is that he sees the movie as a separate thing,...

Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.

Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life.

You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man.

You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man.

I really liked Carrie a lot. That was one of Brian De Palma's best movies.

I really liked Carrie a lot. That was one of Brian De Palma's best movies.

I loved Alien, and I loved Carrie, and I loved The Exorcist - those were...

I loved Alien, and I loved Carrie, and I loved The Exorcist - those were...

I didn't really want to do another sequel. I go to those movies, and I...

I didn't really want to do another sequel. I go to those movies, and I...

It's hard enough to get any movie made, and when you take on these tough...

It's hard enough to get any movie made, and when you take on these tough...

I mean, I really liked those guys and the experience of doing Raiders was really...

I mean, I really liked those guys and the experience of doing Raiders was really...

Almost every other Western in the last ten years has failed, since Dances with Wolves.

Almost every other Western in the last ten years has failed, since Dances with Wolves.

But, George and Steven asked me to write the Indiana Jones sequels, and I didn't...

But, George and Steven asked me to write the Indiana Jones sequels, and I didn't...

I tell you, I feel like a real novice as far as horror goes.

I tell you, I feel like a real novice as far as horror goes.

The movies that made me want to make movies were action movies, and thrillers, and...

The movies that made me want to make movies were action movies, and thrillers, and...

The kind of pace that you want to use in a Western - just to...

The kind of pace that you want to use in a Western - just to...