I Think The Most Insulting Thing You

Well, 45-odd Years Of Doing It, So We All Pile Up The Things We Like About Directors And The Things We Don't Like About Directors. And Sometimes They're Very Similar.

Someone Once Said To Me, 'some Of Us Choose To Live With A Lifeboat Just A Little Bit Out Of Our Reach.' I'd Like To Reach A Point Where I No Longer Bullshit Myself. I Think That's The Natural Human Condition - To Lie To Yourself. Because The Truth Is Painful.

The Truth Is, The Older You Get, The Less Variety Of Parts You Are Offered. If You're A Star And You've Spent Most Of Your Career Being Able To Take Your Pick Of The Litter, You Notice When The Offers Start To Diminish. You're Too Old To Play Leads, So You're Offered The Supporting Role - But Many Stars Don't Want To Make That Transition. They See It As A Sign Of Symbolic Impotence. And That The Audience Will No Longer Regard Them As A Star. I Love Acting, And I'm Not Going To Determine What I Do Based On What I Fear Other People Might Think. I Do What I Want To Do.

A "take" Is An Opportunity To Fail ... And We Think That We Have To Get It Right All The Time.

I Mean, I Don't Think I'm Alone When I Look At The Homeless Person Or The Bum Or The Psychotic Or The Drunk Or The Drug Addict Or The Criminal And See Their Baby Pictures In My Mind's Eye. You Don't Think They Were Cute Like Every Other Baby?