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I Have The Confidence That I Can Take Anybody And Have Them Give A Good Performance, Because I Don't Think There's Anything To Acting Except Expressing, Being Able To Converse. So If I Can Just Convince Somebody Not To Clean Themselves Up, And Not To Be Someone That They're Not, And Just Be What They Are In Given Circumstances, That's All That Acting Is To Me, And I Don't Think It's Very Difficult.

There's A Difference Between Ad-libbing And Improvising. And There's A Difference Between Not Knowing What To Do And Just Saying Something. Or Making Choices As An Actor. As A Writer Also, As A Person Who's Making A Film, As A Cameraman, Everything Is A Choice. And It Seems To Me I Don't Really Have To Direct Anyone Or Write Down That Somebody's Getting Drunk; All I Have To Do Is Say That There's A Bottle There And Put A Bottle There And Then They're Going To Get Drunk.

Most People Don't Know What They Want Or Feel. And For Everyone, Myself Included, It's Very Difficult To Say What You Mean When What You Mean Is Painful. The Most Difficult Thing In The World Is To Reveal Yourself, To Express What You Have To... As An Artist, I Feel That We Must Try Many Things - But Above All, We Must Dare To Fail. You Must Have The Courage To Be Bad - To Be Willing To Risk Everything To Really Express It All.

An Artist Can Accomplish Anything Provided He Doesn't Accept Facts Or Defeat For More Than A Few Minutes.

I Like To Act In Films, I Like To Shoot 'em, I Like To Direct 'em, I Like To Be Around 'em. I Like The Feel Of It And It's Something I Respect. It Doesn't Make Any Difference Whether It's A Crappy Film Or A Good Film. Anyone Who Can Make A Film, I Already Love. But I Feel Sorry If They Don't Put Any Thought In It Because Then They Missed The Boat.