There are so many effects and so many things that are done digitally now that it's so hard for the director to really control the process, because there are more and more experts that come in.

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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 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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Casting is 65 percent of directing.

Casting is 65 percent of directing.

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...