“As a very young man growing up in Texas, usually I got a shotgun or cowboy boots for Christmas.”

“The first thing you must know as an actor or director is the space you will inhabit. See the architecture imagine where things can happen in space. ”

“I've always been attracted to classic patterns in architecture, music and drama.”

“By giving the leadership to the private sector in a capitalistic society, we're going to measure the value of art by how many products we can sell.”

“I don't like work--no man does--but I like what is in the work--the chance to find yourself. Your own reality--for yourself not for others--what no other man can ever know. They can only see the me...”

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”

“Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.”

“You did it... now you should pay... that's how the world works.”

“The intelligence of cinema-goers should be respected.”

“Marriage should be a duet - when one sings, the other claps.”