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As a producer, you're there from the inception of the concept to the delivery of it. It just takes so much energy.

Temperamentally I'm not a natural producer, because I don't have the patience.

I don't want to be any kind of producer at all - hands-on or otherwise! I feel producing is a very difficult job and creates ulcers! Maybe some people would like to have a certain amount of control; not me. It's too much stress and includes managing everybody's egos... handling my own is enough!

Studios never put pressure. They know the kind of films I want to make.

I do not like producers.

Within me, I knew I would never be a first-rate producer. I wasn't tough enough.

I didn't ever plan to be a producer, and I didn't really know what I was getting myself into.

When you cook under pressure you trade perfection.

Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function is really not a misconception. Most producers don't do a very good job.

You know, when you're a producer, you're a bit of a lackey. You're just making cups of tea and making sure they've got newspaper, stuff like that.