To do that I try and keep myself in pretty good shape physically and I try to lead my life in such a way that I'll be able to be as strong at the end of the movie as I…

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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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

Casting is 65 percent of directing.

Casting is 65 percent of directing.

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

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

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 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.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...