A lot of American actors I work with are in character all day long. You can't talk to them. It's Method and the whole thing.

I think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or an anti-Semite who thought they were anti-Semitic.

We're always on the side of the animal that's being chased. We always seem to be on the side of the rabbit or the fox and not on the side of the hounds.

I don't like to think that maybe I'm just getting old. I'm not too excited about watching a huge explosion. I'm more interested in people and characters.

Look, I'm just a storyteller. When I make a film, I never want the film to become a vehicle of social propaganda.

Betrayal... is my favorite subject.

I'm in the mood for another Moonstruck experience, for another romantic comedy.

Obviously, In The Heat Of The Night was a landmark movie because the timing was perfect. It was in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement.

I think I've done pretty well. I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards, so I don't have any complaints.

Michael Caine is a movie star, but he's also a great actor. I can't say that about every movie star. It's the concentration he has.

When you shoot a musical, you're shooting to lipsynch tracks, so we had to figure out our choreography and work out what we wanted to do with each number before we did it.

A woman without a past is like a fruitcake without brandy—insipid!

Doubt tempers belief with sanity.

The vision is really about empowering workers giving them all the information about what’s going on so they can do a lot more than they’ve done in the past.

The only time you mustn't fail is the last time you try.

I think editors are excellent marketers. They know their audience and produce copy to appeal to them - they just don't call it marketing.

After that dark woman you search for someone who will fit into the irregular corners of your heart.

I just think it should be illegal to call someone fat on TV... Because why is humiliating people funny?

Champions are brilliant at the basics.

A little flattery makes people feel good about themselves. When you notice someone looking great, give them a compliment.

Our minds are like crows. They pick up everything that glitters, no matter how uncomfortable our nests get with all that metal in them.