The Filmmakers Always Have A Great Level

Writing Requires A Great Deal Of Skill, Just Like Painting Does. People Don't Want To Learn Those Skills.

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.

The People That Really Pass Judgment On You Really Have Nothing To Do With What You Do, Usually.

I'm The Barbarian Of Hollywood.

A Lot Of Directors Don't Know What They Want To Do. Every Director I've Seen That Was A Good Director That I've Admired Knew Exactly What He Wanted To Do. They Didn't Sit There And Think About It.