Your Own Ego Is The Only Trap

Maybe There's A Chance To Get Back To Grown-up Films. Anything That Uses Humor And Dramatic Values To Deal With Human Emotions And Gets Down To What People Are To People.

I Was Scared That No One Would Hire Me. At That Time, There Was Still A Stigma Attached To It. A Big Stigma. Actually, I Think I Was Healthier After The Operation Than Some People Who Have Bypass Surgery Because I Was Completely Cured. But When You Mentioned "heart Transplant," You Got A Very Negative Reaction. It Triggered People's Imaginations, And Not In A Good Way.

I Don't Know What "altmanesque" Means, Though I Suppose I'm Flattered By It.

[the Player Is] Not A Truthful Indictment Of Hollywood. It's Much Uglier Than I Portrayed It, But Nobody Would've Been Interested If I'd Shown Just How Sadistic, Cruel And Self-orientated It Is.

Filmmaking Is A Chance To Live Many Lifetimes.