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" I got to direct a human interest sports drama - to this day, one of my proudest achievements in my career and a source of undying pride. "

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" My first film was a movie shot in 1974. I was 18 on that movie set. It was called 'Big Bad Mama.' I turned 19 on the next movie I worked on, which was a black 'Blazing Saddles.' I worked in the art department. It was called 'Darktown Strutters.' "

" You don't really get to pick and chose what you would like to be doing. But I've been very fortunate, and I think water seeks its own level. You do gravitate towards things that you would get off on. "

" What's been nice is that I've been able to direct from a very idealistic place. I've never had to make my living as a director, which gave me a chance to choose material I feel passionate about. The directing allows me to not have to grab any acting role that comes along. I can pick and choose a little bit. "

" It's easy to get jaded. It's easy to get lazy. It's easy to get too self-centric, like, 'Why me? What about my needs?' It has nothing to do with that. But you see, you are the thing you are selling whether you are a director or an actor in this business. It's very tough. The town doesn't realize that its greatest resource is its people. "

" It's become very popular in contemporary films to have the twist ending. "

" Since I was a small boy, I was always around the game. I don't play golf much myself, but I love watching it. My father has played golf all his life. "

" I came out to Hollywood when I was just 18, and my dad, he was really into Hollywood and theater and art, and I guess growing up, he exposed me to a lot of culture, and I just started making Super-8 films in high school and decided I wanted to be a filmmaker. "

" I don't care how much hardware you throw at an audience. If they are not emotionally invested in the thing, it's zero. I can name a slew of films, but I have no ax to grind. I understand the commerce of Hollywood probably better than anyone. "

" I didn't have a normal background - I was completely demented from a very early age! "

" I've had a career that is kind of under the radar, but it sure is varied, and I've been so blessed to be able to get paid to do something I love to do. "

" In the old days the studios guided your career. Now it's all up to you. "

" It was so weird that I would end up directing 'The Greatest Game Ever Played,' because, y'know, I'm not a big golfer myself. But I grew up around the game. My mom and dad kind of built their dream house off the 11th fairway of Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth. "

" There's something about being at the tournaments that you don't really get on TV, although golf is a great sport to watch on television. "

" It's very liberating to be naked in front of a hundred people, but there's nothing sexual about lovemaking on a movie set. "

" I think I got an Instamatic camera when I was 8 years old, and ever since then, I've liked to record things. I don't know why. Maybe it's just to kind of try to leave some kind of record behind. "

" It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised. "

" I've had a life where things have worked out for me beyond my wildest dreams, and my brother's had just the opposite. "

" In our game, it's your vanity that keeps you in shape. I've got a little gym set up, and I ride a single-speed bike up the hills behind my house. Lately I've been kind of a slacker. Usually it's a film role that makes me start getting in shape. Between roles, I try to do a little maintenance, but I'm not a workout fanatic at all. "

" When you start out as a filmmaker, you do parodies, because you can't really compete on a studio level. "

" Growing up in Texas and Oklahoma, Ben Johnson was more famous than John Wayne to some of us. I knew him. I worked with him on a low budget film years ago, and we'd sit around at night while waiting for a shot. "

" I'm actually really opposed to the death penalty. "

" I've always loved movies about con men. I think con men are as American as apple pie. "

" My father always read obituaries to me out loud, not because he was maudlin or morbid, but because they were mini biographies. "

" I hate tests. It's a really lousy way to judge a person's ability. "