I Always Was Fascinated By Neat Nicknames.

My Dad Hated His Job. He Sold Overcoats, But He Wanted To Make Movies. He Had A Failed Career Working With The Ritz Brothers - They Were Like The Marx Brothers, Only A Tier Below. I Always Had A Picture In My Mind Of Him In A Straw Hat.

I've Always Believed In Making Films That You Make The Little Decisions With Your Head, But You Make The Big Decisions With Your Heart.

That Helped Us Nurture Not Only The Game's Traditions But To Develop Its Mythology: America's Team, The Catch, The Frozen Tundra.

If You Can Show Something As Complicated As Two People Falling In Love With Just Music And Camera Angles, Well, Just Think About What You Can Do With Football.

I've Been Very Lucky In The Freedom That I've Been Given. Every Artist Needs Two Types Of Freedom: You Need The Freedom To - The Freedom To Come Up With An Idea Or Treatment - And Then You Need The Other Half Of The Freedom, And That's Freedom From - Somebody Saying, 'this Is Great. This Is How I Want You To Do It'.