[1990 comment on King Kong (1976)] The film simply isn't allowed to speak for itself. I was not displeased with the overall picture. It was totally different from the original, which is now considered a classic. That was an enormous thing to overcome in itself.

[on Steve McQueen] Steve had a terrific instinct for something he could play well. In the films where he played characters that he really understood, he did it extremely well on screen. It wasn't an accident that he was a major, major star. He also had tremendous power and charisma. He could capture the truth of a scene.

You know, there's really nothing like an exciting film on a big screen. Hopefully, I've made a few in my career.