If You Are Writing A Story And

Part Of The American Ethos Is That You Want To Leave Something Better For Your Kids Than You Had And I Know That My Parents Felt That Way And I Know That My Grandparents Felt That Way And Everybody Worked Hard So That Their Kids Had A Better Chance. I Just Don't Want To Be The First Generation That Doesn't Do That.

If You Are Writing A Story And Trying To Draw An Audience To Come And Hear You Tell It, It's Got To In Some Way Relate To Them. Who Wants To Come And Hear About Your Specific Problems? It's Not Therapy - It's Supposed To Be A Communal Piece Of Entertainment.

Before The Days Of Video Village A Director Should Stand Right Next To The Camera, Look With His Naked Eye And If He Sees Something That Is Real To Him, He'd Look Up At The [camera] Operator And If He Gives The Look To Indicate He'd Seen It To, Then You Print And You'd Move On.

I Think What Makes A Good Actor's Director Is Somebody Who Understands What I'm Doing And Is Respectful Of It, But Who Also Has A Vision And Is Directing Me Toward Their Vision In A Way That Feels Productive.

I Can't Think Of Any More Important Value To Instill In Our Children Than The Desire To Help Others. I Feel Strongly About Setting An Example For Them. Real Problems Can Be Solved By The Next Generation If We Instill In Them The Right Values.