But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films.

- Taylor Hackford

Russell Crowe is very difficult, but it's worth it. He's the real thing. I can tell you this. Russell Crowe was just as difficult before he was an international star as he was afterwards.

- Taylor Hackford

You'd be surprised how many movie stars still care about the work.

- Taylor Hackford

When I finish a film, I put it away and I never look at it again.

- Taylor Hackford

Well I don't think I've scored my life exclusively to Ray Charles.

- Taylor Hackford

We all get paid very, very well, and we have responsibilities.

- Taylor Hackford

The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.

- Taylor Hackford

Show business is one of those things that people can use to get themselves out of the lower rung of society.

- Taylor Hackford

Look at Walter Huston in The Devil and Daniel Webster: It's an incredible performance.

- Taylor Hackford

It's much easier to work with an unknown.

- Taylor Hackford

It was the era of Tab Hunter and Rock Hudson; they all had a certain look.

- Taylor Hackford

It isn't glamorous until after the film is finished, and you are at the premiere and getting your picture on the cover of magazines.

- Taylor Hackford

I try to get the best performance an actor can give.

- Taylor Hackford

I make films about working class people.

- Taylor Hackford

I feel very comfortable shooting music, and I think you can see that.

- Taylor Hackford

I also know what looks good before the camera, how to move the camera, and how to get a story on the screen.

- Taylor Hackford

The SAS is the most elite of the special forces in the world. They are not people who go out and advertise; they keep it inside. They don't want anybody to know about them.

- Taylor Hackford

An actor has to embody a role.

- Taylor Hackford

This devil loves mankind because men are going to always make the choice that will send him into ascendancy. He's been winning the game for a long time.

- Taylor Hackford

I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out.

- Taylor Hackford