The slightest thing can ruin a scene, but you must be willing to take chances.

A director must push his actors to the utmost limit to get everything possible out of each scene - without being corny or sentimental or going overboard.

If you don't know your algebra, you'll blow the lights and ruin the scene.

The trouble with Hollywood is that too many of the top people responsible for pictures are too comfortable and don't give a damn about what goes up on the screen so long as it gets by at the box office. How can you expect people with that kind of attitude to make the kind of great pictures that the world will want to see?

...Taking chances. Risking a little to gain a lot, fully aware that the word 'promise' defies definition. Outcomes cannot be predicted. There are too many variables. Sometimes you have to close your eyes to forecast the weather.

Unless all the stakeholders are willing to come to the table as a group, the chances are slim.