It's very difficult to break into motion pictures, but it's oddly easier for directors today because of independent films and cable, who have inherit…

- Mark Rydell

There are always at least five good films at the end of the year to get nominated, but generally speaking nowadays, it's more of the independent film…

- Mark Rydell

No one turns down a film with Woody; it's something everyone wants in their career as an important moment. He's such a comedic genius, without questi…

- Mark Rydell

I long for the days when grosses were not even known. There was no weekend competition.

- Mark Rydell

It's kind of interesting to be a director who is all of a sudden being an actor playing an agent. This is my whole world!

- Mark Rydell

Yes, there are directors I admire, the mavericks. Altman. There are many good directors.

- Mark Rydell

I don't know a lot of agents like Al Hack.

- Mark Rydell

Now a movie goes out to two, three thousand theaters and by Friday night at 10 o'clock they know if you are in or out. That desperate competition is,…

- Mark Rydell

The picture is not a documentary, ... It's a drama that has to be crafted. Reality is not art. You have to make choices when you're trying to make so…

- Mark Rydell