“[on being a director] It's the best job in the picture business because when you're a director, you're God. And you know that's the best job in town.”

“Working with a great director is wonderful for an actor because it means that you're not forced to take the advice of an idiot.”

“America may be the best country, but that's like being the prettiest Denny's waitress. Just because you're the best doesn't mean you're good.”

“A great director is someone who makes you feel like you're moving forward.”

“First time directors - they may not make good movies all the time but they are always the best directors to work for because they’re always so excited, always so committed to what they’re trying to do.”

“As a film actor, my job is to facilitate the director’s vision. If there’s something I’m doing that they don’t agree with, I drop it.”

“In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.”

“People come up to me and say "Steve, what is film editing?" And I say "How should I know? You're the director."”

“You're mind is working at its best when you're being paranoid.
You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation
at high speed with total clarity.”

“All directors always try to do their best. The kind of movie on which they are working does not matter. Directors are limited by the size of the production budget and the amount of time that they have to shoot a film, but they always try to do their best within those constraints.”