Moonstruck... was one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.

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.

Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other

The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.

There are two things that will be believed of any man whatsoever, and one of them is that he has taken to drink

Many Tibetans sacrifice their lives.

But the might-have-been is but boggy ground to build upon.

Who, as they sung, would take the prison'd soul And lap it in Elysium.

Have a go-to pump up song. Mine is Shakira's 'Waka Waka' from the 2010 World Cup (don't judge). Play it only when you're ready to turn into your most badass self.

I've always been very interested in the visual aspect of what I do.

Celebrate each accomplishment on your way to reaching your goal. Each challenge conquered whether large or small is a positive step to greatness.

You must have absolute faith in your own perceptions of truth. Never act in haste or hurry; be deliberated in everything; wait until you know the true way.