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"I can usually figure out how a story's going to break, how it's going to play across this country, what the rock-ribbed American reaction is going to be, and how people will view the story differently in SoHo. It's just about knowing your country, and I have a point of pride on that."

An old-timer said to me, "I'm going to give you some advice. You're the director. They're going to ask you a lot of questions. They're gonna ask you what color jacket you want, the red one or the blue one? Never tell them you don't know because you'll scare the hell out of them. Always make a decision. Pick a color and do it." And then we're shooting and someone said to me, "Where do you want A camera?" and I yelled, "Red jacket!"