But a writer's contribution is literary and a film is not literary. When you take that stuff off the page, and cast the people who are going to fit into those roles, that's what being a director is.

The SAS is the most elite of the special forces in the world. They are not people who go out and advertise; they keep it inside. They don't want anybody to know about them.

The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.

This devil loves mankind because men are going to always make the choice that will send him into ascendancy. He's been winning the game for a long time.

My creative partner is a writer, and he's got an executive producing credit on this film. We've made three films together and I would never underestimate the impact of a writer.

But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented.

It was the era of Tab Hunter and Rock Hudson; they all had a certain look.

It's very clearly stated in the film: You make your own choices, and what you're always fighting is ego.

But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films.

Look at Walter Huston in The Devil and Daniel Webster: It's an incredible performance.

I also know what looks good before the camera, how to move the camera, and how to get a story on the screen.

(speaking of Ann Radcliffe) A work of art worthy of the name is one which gives us back the freshness of the emotions of childhood.

One Fails Before One's Perception...!

God gives the milk but not the pail.

Working full-time should mean enough to support a family.

Don't try to be someone. Be yourself. This is what mediation should teach you.

The phenomenon of nature is more splendid than the daily events of nature, certainly, so then the twentieth century is splendid.

The Day We Let Our Convictions Define Our Life Rather Than Our Insecurities, Our True Journey Begins.

I felt like Jason Behr and I had such a unique chemistry. He just walked in and we started reading together, it was just there

You don't need to be told some things. You can sometimes tell more by a man's silence and the set of his head than by what he says.