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The filmmakers always have a great level of control.

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I've always had trouble with authority.

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'm a general, I do something. I go out and fight wars and win them.

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Most of the good executives do pretty well. Because to be a good executive you have to be strong, and you have to have a simple attribute that people have forgotten about - courage.

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Yeah, there's absolutely. I mean, remember when The Searchers came out, it was a relatively big hit for a Western, and I think it made 5 million bucks - I don't even think it made that.

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I find that screenwriting is at best kind of a hackwork in some ways.

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Matter of fact, the style that people use today, I invented in a way.

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Also, they don't understand - writing is language. The use of language. The language to create image, the language to create drama. It requires a skill of learning how to use language.

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A lot of directors don't know what they want to do. Every director I've seen that was a good director that I've admired knew exactly what he wanted to do. They didn't sit there and think about it.

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I felt that the Star Wars series became very pretentious as time went on. Just heavy and leaden.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: April 11th, 1944

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