Human Beings Do Things For A Reason,

I Did A 'love Boat!' And Based On My Trip On The 'love Boat,' I Said, 'i'd Just As Soon Not Do 'fantasy Island.''

At The End Of The Day It's Got To Be A Good Movie, It's Got To Be A Funny Movie, And It's Got To Make People Think, 'hey, I Couldn't Have Spent My Time Any Better.'

By And Large, The Making Of Motion Pictures Is All About, 'let's Ratchet It Up.' And I Always Think, 'we Don't Need To Ratchet This Up.' If You Do, Don't Call It 'captain Phillips' Or 'the Maersk Alabama.' Call It Something Else, And Then You Have Carte Blanche To Do Anything, Down To Sea Serpents And Aliens.

I Know How The Academy Awards Works: It's A Card Game, And I'm In The Toss-up Category.

The Average Movie Set Is The Least Political Arena On Earth. Nobody Bothers Talking About Politics Because, One, We All Love The Job So Much. You Don't Talk About Current Events. You Talk About Old Show Business Stories And Whether Or Not There's Gonna Be French Onion Dip At The Craft Services Table That Day.