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I realized what you could do in motion pictures by surrounding yourself with geniuses.


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I'm open to comments. I'm open to objective points of view, because I've been very narrow and very subjective.

I'm open to comments. I'm open to objective points of view, because I've been very narrow and very subjective.



In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor.

In motion pictures, the actor rules. The camera served the actor.



It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two of my heroes.

It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two of my heroes.



It's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not hurt the films, it just hurt the moment of the filmmaking.

It's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not hurt the films, it just hurt the moment of the filmmaking.



If you had the opportunity and some talent, there was no way you couldn't progress, because it was an open market. There was the advertising world, and there was the documentary world.

If you had the opportunity and some talent, there was no way you couldn't progress, because it was an open market. There was the advertising world, and there was the documentary world.



I was painting sets, working in editorial as an assistant, driving their trucks... lying that I knew how to drive a truck... and doing commercials and documentaries.

I was painting sets, working in editorial as an assistant, driving their trucks... lying that I knew how to drive a truck... and doing commercials and documentaries.



I was really disappointed that Warner Bros. didn't think highly enough of my film or my filmmaking to ask me to make the new Superman.

I was really disappointed that Warner Bros. didn't think highly enough of my film or my filmmaking to ask me to make the new Superman.



I think what some people are doing with effects is starting to get silly. It's overused.

I think what some people are doing with effects is starting to get silly. It's overused.



How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly?

How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly?



I was tweaked by the idea of Superman immediately.

I was tweaked by the idea of Superman immediately.





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Only your mind can produce fear.

Only your mind can produce fear.



As to science, we may well define it for our purpose as "methodical thinking directed toward finding regulative connections between our sensual experiences".

As to science, we may well define it for our purpose as "methodical thinking directed toward finding regulative connections between our sensual experiences".



[Individuals] have a right to defend themselves and recover by force what by unlawful force is taken from them.

[Individuals] have a right to defend themselves and recover by force what by unlawful force is taken from them.



Fear is gradually replaced by excitement and a simple desire to see what you can do on the day.

Fear is gradually replaced by excitement and a simple desire to see what you can do on the day.



As long as my opponent has not yet castled, on each move I seek a pretext for an offensive. Even when I realize that the king is not in danger.

As long as my opponent has not yet castled, on each move I seek a pretext for an offensive. Even when I realize that the king is not in danger.



The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity.

The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity.




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