I am so happy that every generation still tunes into most of the classic and cult films I was lucky to be a part of.
My first film was a comedy, but after that I went always into more heavier stuff.
I was really disappointed that Warner Bros. didn't think highly enough of my film or my filmmaking to ask me to make the new Superman.
'Grand Illusion' and 'Rules of the Game' are routinely included on lists of the greatest films, and deserve to be.
In the studio system, things are expected of a film. By the first, second, third act, there's a generic language that comes out of the more commercial system.
I don't like the process of meeting someone and you make a film and that's it. You think you're just getting started, and then it's over.
I wouldn't mind doing a film revolving around horses, but I wouldn't dilute my equity just sitting on one.
I'm confident in my ability to maintain a career. I don't know if it will be doing either independent films or plays in New England.
'Blade Runner' is such a unique film. How do you describe a diamond? I don't think you should ever touch it again.
I did The Newton Boys and during the whole process of making the film, I may have spent a week in Los Angeles.
There are not a lot of places for an actor to explore what it's like to be a woman in her 60s. There aren't any films about it and there very few TV series about it.
It never crossed my mind to make a film about Muhammad Ali or the Queen or any of them! They just come out of the blue.
From 1980 to 1990, I shot more films than any other actor in the Screen Actors Guild, apart from Gene Hackman.
I personally believe the film turns out better when shot in one short schedule, plus it doesn't stress the actors.
Film is drama. You've only two hours, so you lie by exclusion, and try to make up for it by portraying the environment.
When you direct your first film, you always start by telling stories that you are familiar with.
I watch films. I play the guitar: me and some mates - I wouldn't dignify it with the term band - get together and play.
My approach to 'Eastenders' is the same as my approach to film and the same approach to theatre. Whatever I do, I use the same skills and tools.
I'm certainly not who people think I am. I always do whatever I want to do, and my films are personal to me.
My films are motivated by a keen interest in highlighting issues that affect marginalized populations who are caught in difficult circumstances.
The impact of the black audience is expressing itself. They look to films to be more expressive of their needs, their lives. Hollywood has gotten that message - finally.
