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"I'm more likely to lose my temper on a film set than almost anywhere. Often the level of idiocy is so exalted that it's impossible to comprehend."
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"We're still working out the details, but I'd be delighted to do the film. The problem at the moment is my busy schedule. Shooting on this film has been extended by a month, but I need to be in the U.S. by Dec. 20."
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"Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see if I had the capacity to be a good storyteller."

"Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda."
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"You can't work in the movies. Movies are all about lighting. Very few filmmakers will concentrate on the story. You get very little rehearsal time, so anything you do onscreen is a kind of speed painting."

"Some directors expect you to do everything; write, be producer, psychiatrist. Some just want you to die in a tragic accident during the shooting so they can get the insurance."

"I wouldn't describe myself as lacking in confidence, but I would just say that - the ghosts you chase you never catch."

"I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt he failed or didn't measure up to the standard he set."

"I wouldn't say anything I ever did in film would be something I'd use the word proud about. I've done better work in the theater."

"I was a very good baseball and football player, but my father always told me I was much more interested in how I looked playing baseball or football than in actually playing. There's great truth in that."
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