Everybody's A Filmmaker Today.

I've Always Been Able To Survive By Writing, Though.

Egotism Is Not A Good Quality. It's Not Something To Be Admired Or Even Tolerated. It Wouldn't Be Tolerated In A Field Commander And It Shouldn't Be Tolerated In A Movie Director.

I Suppose When I Started Out I Would Have Liked To Have Been The Darling Of Critics Or Something, But Everybody Wants To Be Loved And Admired.

There Is A Certain Kind Of Respect For Authenticity Today That There Wasn't Back In The Days When They Did 'cleopatra,' Where Everything Looked Like A Giant Motel. People Want To Have It Be Authentic In The Look, And Authentic In The Way People Behave.

To Be A Good Executive You Have To Be Strong, And You Have To Have A Simple Attribute That People Have Forgotten About - Courage.