The first thing is that we're being attacked by both the Writers Guild and the Producers Guild. Both of these groups are trying to diminish the importance and strength of the director. They're trying to do it through both frontal…

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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,...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

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...

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...

If you don't cast well, you can be in real trouble.

If you don't cast well, you can be in real trouble.

Casting is 65 percent of directing.

Casting is 65 percent of directing.

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...

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...

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 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.