Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

Never start a sentence with the words 'No offense.

No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others.

The quality of one's emotional life changes over the years, doesn't it? But the basic instincts and desires, greed and hope, seem to remain constant. In the larger scope of things, there's a sense of fulfillment to living a creative life. So I guess that's what keeps me going.

In the political world, the only position I have is voter. I'm not a spokesman for anything.

I have worked on very good movies that have been buried, and I've worked on some resounding mediocrities that have been paraded through the marketplace like they were masterpieces.