I certainly know the difference between right and wrong.
Italy has changed. But Rome is Rome.
If it’s the right chair, it doesn’t take too long to get comfortable in it.
Thank God for the rain to wash the trash off the sidewalk.
Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he can do no wrong.
I always tell actors when they go in for an audition: Don’t be afraid to do what your instincts tell you. You may not get the part, but people will take notice.
I think Hollywood has a class system. The actors are like the inmates, but the truth is they’re running the asylum.
I didn’t have a problem with rejection, because when you go into an audition, you’re rejected already. There are hundreds of other actors. You’re behind the eight ball when you go in there.
There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work.
My definition of a good hotel is a place I’d stay at.
I love to find new people. It’s not for the sake of their being new; it’s because if you find someone who perfectly fits a part, that’s such a great thing.
Feeling a little bit alive is a lot better than just waiting to die.
I got some bad ideas in my head.
I don’t like to watch my own movies – I fall asleep in my own movies.
I always wanted to direct. Directing is a lot more of a commitment though, a lot more time. I like directors who do very few takes, they know what they want.
Everybody’s in New York and, hopefully, my younger kids will go to college in New York and find something they want to do so they’ll stay in the city.
Passion should always trump common sense.
If you don’t go, you’ll never know.
If De Niro wants to spend the twilight of his career as the McDonald’s of master thespians, we can’t stop him.
Movies are hard work. The public doesn’t see that. The critics don’t see it. But they’re a lot of work. A lot of work.