I did the occasional odd film, like Endless Love.
I did the occasional odd film, like Endless Love.
It's no accident that Tony Hopkins is a wonderful film actor.
I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell.
My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what I did. And that required going to New York and studying and working in the theater.
The thing that separates a so-so director and a great director is a love and caring for film.
I instinctively knew that if I only did films I'd probably become a movie star and earn a lot of money but I wouldn't be a great artist.
Hollywood - that's where they give Academy Awards to Charlton Heston for acting
My career has been odd in the sense that I did a lot of films early in my career and then for years I only worked in the theater in New York.
I moved to LA and decided to do films and television, mainly because the theater in New York is totally dead.
So many directors are solely focused on their own success in Hollywood and multimillion dollar budgets and deals.
I did a whole bunch of really bad movies.
Film actors reach a certain level, but they don't get beyond it unless they work in the theater.
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