In order to have great happiness, you have to have great pain and unhappiness-otherwise how would you know when you're happy?
I regret not doing a film that I was offered with Clark Gable because the script was not good enough.
No matter what you do, your person comes through. You can't completely change yourself on the screen. I had in mind someone colder and more in control, but I couldn't do it. This human note just crept in and maybe it's better.
I know a lot of Americans in Paris who have married Frenchmen. They keep bringing up their experience, the clash of civilizations, the clash of personalities.
James Ivory comes close to the actors for the first rehearsal. He more or less lets you direct yourself and then will only correct you if he finds it incorrect.
You have actresses like Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, who have roles specially written for them.
We were all ruled by the studio system. I signed a contract for seven years.
The studio system collapsed only when Elizabeth Taylor charged $1 million for Cleopatra.
When I did small films like Lily and Buenos Vista, everyone thought my career would be ruined.
