I sought Ben Affleck because I needed an everyman for this role. Ben appeals to men and women. He gives you a sense of intelligence, the notion of a guy who can think on his feet. – John Frankenheimer
The first thing is that were being attacked by both the Writers Guild and the Producers Guild. Both of these groups are trying to diminish the importance and strength of the director. Theyre trying to do it through both frontal and side attacks. – John Frankenheimer
Historically the director has been the key creative element in a film and we must maintain that. We must protect that, in spite of the fact that there is new technology thats continually trying to erode that. – John Frankenheimer
I mean, we must act with intelligence. We must work on this framework, so that immigration becomes an asset to both nations. Believe me, what – just the Mayor Bloomberg said here in New York, that this city would be stopped, totally stopped if it were not by the immigrants working here. – Vicente Fox