I Mean, I've Always Been

You Know When You're Young And You See A Play In High School, And The Guys All Have Gray In Their Hair And They're Trying To Be Old Men And They Have No Idea What That's Like? It's Just That Stupid The Other Way Around.

I Had Always Planned When I Started Directing In 1970 That After A Few Years I'd Get Tired Of Looking At Myself On The Screen And Say: "hey, Let's Not Do That Any More." But Then Every Once In A While Something Pops Up. I'm Not Saying It Won't Happen Again But Probably The Odds Get Less As You Set Yourself For Roles That Fit Your Age Group.

Writing Is A Creative Art Form And The Acting And Directing Is More Of An Interpretive Art Form.

They've Got This Crazy Actor Who's 82 Years Old Up There In A Suit. I Was A Mayor, And They're Probably Thinking I Know How To Give A Speech, But Even When I Was Mayor I Never Gave Speeches. I Gave Talks.

You Have To Go With Your Instincts. I Remember When I Was About To Make "fistful Of Dollars" A Big Article Came Out That Said, "italian Westerns Are Finished." I Said, "swell." Then, Of Course, The Film Came Out, And It Did Something. I'm So Glad For The Dozens Of Times I Haven't Listened Along The Way.