I Tend To Be What I Would

We Talked About Tootsie, The Idea In Tootsie Is That A Man Becomes A Better Man For Having Been A Woman.

Burt Lancaster Was Largely Responsible For Me Becoming A Director.

I'm Not Trying To Push My Political Agenda On Anybody. I'll Do That Like Any Other Citizen By Giving Money To A Party Or Candidate I Believe In. I Don't Mind Going Out And Endorsing Somebody I Believe In. But When We're Talking About My Films, I Don't Think My Politics Should Have Anything To Do With It.

Well, I Was Born And Raised In The Midwest, In Indiana Specifically, And My Childhood Was Full Of Weekend Movies, You Know, The Saturday And Sunday Popcorn Movies.

I Love Having Made A Film And Watching It When It Affects Audiences In A Positive Way. It Was Always Fun For Me To Hide In The Back Of A Theater And Watch Tootsie With An Audience And Hear Them Laugh. And It's Gratifying 20 Years Later To Imagine That They Still Can Find It Amusing.