Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function is really not a misconception. Most producers don't do a very good job.

I just think there's a general interest in the world of computers.

As a producer, the most important call you can get is on Saturday morning, when the Friday-night grosses come in. As a director, you want your film to be successful. But your outlook is a bit different. You become very conscious of the reviews.

More money has been lost trying to imitate 'Rocky' than 'Rocky' has made.

Yesterday, we fought wars which destroyed cities. Today, we are concerned with avoiding a war which will destroy the earth. We can adapt atomic energy to produce electricity and move ships, but can we control its use in anger?

Nobody looks perfect. We have to find peace with the way we look and get on with life.

For a war to be just three conditions are necessary - public authority, just cause, right motive.

As much as I am very critical of Ariel Sharon in the first Lebanon war, I think that he was the right person at the right time in the right place as prime minister. He made a series of very significant decisions, not one of which was popular or seemed justified at the time.