I Want To Inspire, And Be Inspired.

All I Know Is That I Operate By Going Out To Each Of Them And Trying To Learn The Territory In Which They Operate. My Language To Each Of Them Has To Suit Their Brain.

I've Directed Bits Of Action And So I Know That It's Long And It's Very Detailed. Editing Action Is A Good Deal More Exciting Than Shooting Action. Shooting Action Is Very, Very Meticulous, It's Increments, Tiny Little Pieces.

You've Got To Work. You've Got To Want An Audience To Sit Forward In Their Chairs Sometimes, Rather Than Sit Back And Be Bombarded With Images.

I've Made Movies That Cost Less Than One Car Chase.

There Have Been Screenwriters Who I'm Sure Would Gladly Kill Me, Because I've Been Very Fast And Loose With Their Work, Because I Felt Like It Wasn't Up To My High Standards. I Would Push And Pull It On Set, And Make Changes All The Time. But Then When You're Working With An Original Screenplay, My Theater Instincts Kick In, And I Suddenly Become Very Keeper-of-the-words.