If I Have To Be Remembered For

All Of A Sudden, There Are Great Japanese Films, Or Great Italian Films, Or Great Australian Films. It's Usually Because There Are A Number Of People That Cross-pollinated Each Other.

Always Make Your Work Be Personal. And, You Never Have To Lie... There Is Something We Know That's Connected With Beauty And Truth. There Is Something Ancient. We Know That Art Is About Beauty, And Therefore It Has To Be About Truth.

I Wanted To Write And Direct Movies And Not Be Forced To Adapt Them From A Bestselling Book.

The Only Tv I Would Be Interested In Exploring Would Be Live Television. There's No Substitute For A Team Of Artists Performing At Their Peak Live When Failure Is Possible. It's A High-wire Act. That Excites Me.

I Wrote The Script Of Patton. I Had This Very Bizarre Opening Where He Stands Up In Front Of An American Flag And Gives This Speech. Ultimately, I Was Fired. When The Script Was Done, They Hired Another Writer And That Script Was Forgotten.