All the audience cares about is what you put up on the screen.

I seriously object to seeing on the screen what belongs in the bedroom.

There's no formula for success in this business. You just do the best you can.

Some of the regrets I've had about my own career are things I have not done that I should have done. More than some of the things that I've done.

My father believed strongly, and taught me, that you can't let yourself get too high on a success or too low on a failure. In this volatile business, that's useful to know.

We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.