It's kind of interesting to be a director who is all of a sudden being an actor playing an agent. This is my whole world!

There's evidence of a social decline in direct proportion to technology and the industrialization of the motion picture industry.

I long for the days when grosses were not even known. There was no weekend competition.

Yes, there are directors I admire, the mavericks. Altman. There are many good directors.

Now a movie goes out to two, three thousand theaters and by Friday night at 10 o'clock they know if you are in or out. That desperate competition is, I think, horrendous. It's awful.

Well you're talking about a long career, a lot of movies, a lot of stars. I guess working with Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn was a great privilege.

I don't know a lot of agents like Al Hack.

No one turns down a film with Woody; it's something everyone wants in their career as an important moment. He's such a comedic genius, without question, so I was thrilled.

There are always at least five good films at the end of the year to get nominated, but generally speaking nowadays, it's more of the independent films that are recognized.

It is hard to stop a hopeful soul from the pursuit of passion.

True strength isn’t being able to knock your enemies down, it’s being able to hold yourself upright against their blows.

Clara looked at Maria and tried to understand what she must do so that Maria would be able to see her. But the little French girl cast all around her the bronze of infinite solitude.

Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.

When you've got a date on your calendar saying that you will be putting this in front of people in four weeks, that will get your nerves good, yeah.

Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.

I am going to have one Klitschko for breakfast and one Klitschko for lunch.

The luxurious ache of tired but not weary limbs.

Dad decided not to vote for Donner after all. He didn't vote for anyone. He said politicians turned his stomach.

To be patient in an emergency is a terrible trial.