All I know is, I don't do a lot of analysis. I know those words have to move me. I rely on the author. I don't want actors reasoning with me about 'motivation' and all that bull. All I want 'em to do is learn the goddamn lines and don't bump into each other.”
Jason Robards

“Listen, I got three expressions: looking left, looking right, and looking straight ahead.”
Robert Mitchum

“Nothing is too shocking for me. When you tell the story of a man who loses his head, you have to show the head being cut off. Otherwise it's just a dirty joke without a punch line.”
Roman Polanski

“Lubitsch's method of direction was perfect for me. He would act out the whole scene — and then he'd say, 'Now let's see how you'd do it.'”
Jack Benny

“I loved acting, and then acting led to writing, and writing led to directing.”
Tom McCarthy