"I like to direct the same way..." - Quote by Clint Eastwood

“I've taken advantage of a few breaks that came along and moved along with them.”

“Romney and Ryan would do a much better job running the country, and that's what everybody needs to know.”

“There's no real excuse for being successful enough as an actor to do what you want and then selling out. You do it pure. You don't try to adapt it, make it commercial.”

“Directing requires great discipline, that ability to be in and out at the same time. The great ones I've worked with are like generals. It's a bit like a small war on that level. The great ones have that combination of freedom and control. I'm nowhere near that. There's still so much to do as an actor. I have enough to explore with that.”

“After directing awhile, you get an instinct about it, but you have to be able to trust your own feelings. Invariably, two-thirds of the way through a film, you say, "Jeezus, is this a pile of crap! What did I ever see in it in the first place?" You have to shut off your brain and forge ahead, because by that time you're getting so brainwashed. Once I commit myself to a film I commit myself to that ending, whatever the motivations and conclusions are.”

“I'm older and wiser. So and now having segued into filmmaking I'm looking at [Ridley Scott ] and what he does in an entirely different way and I have respect for what he does and how he composes shots. So that was what was completely fascinating.”

“Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination.”

“People eyeing you as a potential leader tend to ask three questions: Are you committed? Do you care about me? Can I trust you?”

“A superior who works on his own development sets an almost irresistible example.”