There's A Powerful Magic About

The Varying Physical Characteristics Of The Actors May Also Necessitate Changes. Sean Connery Is Six Feet Four. Dustin Hoffman Isn't.

There's No Such Thing As A Small Part. There Are Just Small Actors.

I Don't Know How To Choose Work That Illuminates What My Life Is About. I Don't Know What My Life Is About And Don't Examine It. My Life Will Define Itself As I Live It. The Movies Will Define Themselves As I Make Them. As Long As The Theme Is Something I Care About At The Moment, It's Enough For Me To Start Work. Maybe Work Itself Is What My Life Is About.

In Drama, The Characters Should Determine The Story. In Melodrama, The Story Determines The Characters.

Over-length Is One Of The Things That Most Often Results In The Destruction Of The Movie In The Cutting Room.