"My overall philosophy was to continue to do good work, to expand my range, and to show that range. I think Hollywood …"

"When I did La Bamba and Stand and Deliver, I marched with Cesar Chavez and fasted with him. Whatever I have directed,…"

"I have never felt that Hollywood is mine, and I've never felt like the King of Hollywood. I've always felt lucky to b…"

"Yeah, that story’s not finished. We have more things written already and figured out for it to finish, but somebody’s…"

"The kids’ business of animation is pretty much gone at this point, but adult animation has been steadily rising for t…"

"When my career dies, and I can’t sell a project or do anything else, that’s when [Dexter’s Laboratory] will return to…"

"We movie people should not be afraid of what people will say of our work. We should not allow a word or a theory to d…"

"You can't use imitation silk before the motion picture camera. The lens is even quicker to detect imitation emotion."

"Horace said: "He who would make others weep, must first have wept himself." Every motion picture director should have…"

"Ever since I was six years old people have been prophesying that I was going to kill myself with overwork. All the pr…"