Retirement? You're Talking About Death, Right?

Most Of My Films I Call Arena Films. I Deal With A Confined Area -- An Arena -- And I Try To Cover Every Aspect Of It.

It's All Just One Film To Me. Just Different Chapters.

I Make No Apologies For Popeye. Behind M*a*s*h, It's My Biggest Hit. It Got Maligned By The Critics Because It Wasn't Superman. It Wasn't About Special Effects And It Wasn't Made For 14-year-old Boys. The Majority Of Films Are Made For 14-year-old Boys; I Don't Know Where They Get The Eight Bucks To Get In. It's Hush Money From The Parents.

I've Had It-the Agencies, The Winking, The Networks, The Ratings. Anyone Who Thinks Tv Is An Art Medium Is Crazy-it's An Advertising Medium.

The Artist And The Multitude Are Natural Enemies. They Always Will Be, Both Ways. The Artist Is An Enemy Of The Multitude, And The Multitude Is The Enemy Of The Artist. And When The Disguise Comes Off And They're Both Standing Facing One Another, They're Just There At Odds End.