He praises many of the people he has worked with during his career but politely withholds the names of those he has experienced conflict with. By the close of the book, the reader is left in no doubt about the enormity of a director's job. However, this most humble of directors has no problem noting that, in the quest for a good movie, others often make equal sacrifices. I love actors. I love them because they're brave.
All good work requires self-revelation.
A musician communicates feelings through the instrument he is playing, a dancer through body movement. The talent of acting is one in which the actor's thoughts and feelings are instantly communicated to the audience. It is his feelings, his physiognomy, his sexuality, his tears, his laughter, his anger, his romanticism, his tenderness, his viciousness, that are up there on the screen for all to see. That's not easy. In fact, quite often it's painful.