Film is the only art form whose raw materials are so horrendously expensive that the artist cannot afford to buy them for himself.
The prime motivation in making almost any film is success, because film is the art form of the 20th century.
The trouble with movies as a business is that it's an art, and the trouble with movies as art is that it's a business.
And their pals vote for their stuff when they're not on the panel, and it just keeps going that way. And they tend to be very fringe artists, so anything before the 20th century is not worth considering. This is out of date.
Undeniably the American art form, too. And yet more and more, we see films made that diminish the American experience and example. And sometimes trash it completely.
I used to think if it wasn't possible to be a family man and a totally dedicated artist, I'd rather be the former. I'm an idealist and a romantic.
Well, we have certainly produced great art before we did this. In my view, there are any number of areas of government which tax money should not be spent.
I am very proud of the fact that I led the arts contingent on the civil rights march in the summer of '63. In many ways, I think it was the high-water mark of the civil rights movement.
I believe that in your heart you already know something is profoundly wrong. When bartenders are responsible for drunk drivers' acts, and gunmakers are responsible for criminals' acts, and nobody is responsible for O. J. Simpson's acts, something is wrong.