Jerry Weintraub

I'm an independent, probably. I'm not dogmatic. I've supported Democrats and Republicans.

I've had great luck with directors. I've worked with all the great ones.

When you reach my age, you understand that you are a player with skin in the game, no matter what game it is.

It was really important in my relationship with James Caan that I understood the relationship between the family and the father.

I know I'm not the kind of person who's gonna wind up a walking jukebox, like many rock 'n' roll artists. They just play their hits and that's it. That doesn't appeal to me.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.