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"I pulled out of making movies in about '96 or '97."
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"That's the other thing about working on movies, the commitment is years. That's one thing that's so frustrating about the process is that it goes on and on and on for years."

"I don't watch the movies I make, so I haven't seen 'Footloose' since it came out. You see this young, hungry actor, it's pretty fun. I was the only one they screen tested. It was an attempt by the director and producer to talk the head of the studio into hiring me because they didn't want me."

"When it comes to turning out movies, I'm for Hollywood."
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"I don't limit my taste. There's some jazz that I like and there's some opera. I've been listening to what was essentially country music, but it crossed over to rock."


"What we see is what they're trying to sell us. It's not true nostalgic as much as it is repeating old material because it's less expensive than new material."


"The actual process of filmmaking, the many hours out of your life- it is very slow and boring. I'm not interested in that now unless an opportunity was provided for me."


"I think that I recall the nostalgic '50s: the start of early television and rock-and-roll, and I think everything seemed to get very generic. Not much has changed."


"I think Alison Krauss and her band are the best today. The same goes for Rick Skaggs and his band."


"When I got to filmmaking, the most democratic of environments where anybody could say anything, those were the best environments, but what you don't want to assume is that you know what the audience is thinking."


"On the last couple of movies I made - big-budget Hollywood movies - I really missed being able to create my own material."


"Well, whether it's on film or on TV, you don't want to throw too many curves at your audio and video guys."
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