Quote by James Toback

I work seriously with complete integrity. I never, never, never have offered a part to anyone who didn't deserve it, and I've never not…

— James Toback

Use people whom you're excited by and who share your excitement... The ideal collaboration is one in which the actor and director are saying…

— James Toback

To have six billion people on Earth, two billion of whom are carrying around a warped view of you? That has to register.

— James Toback

Some people get married and they remain "I," some get married and become "we."

— James Toback

I write fast, I write beautifully, I write convincingly.

— James Toback

Most of my movies get about a third raves, a third vicious attacks, and a third in-between.

— James Toback

I think there's a general sense that the belief structures that existed and carried civilization forward have weakened to the point where they can…

— James Toback

I know a star when I see one.

— James Toback

Death is a part of life, and eventually I assimilated that completely.

— James Toback

I alternate between feeling incredibly lucky that I've gotten away with almost everything I wanted to do, and feeling like I've been shafted.

— James Toback

I've struggled seriously to make movies with very little money, that I write, that I direct, that mean my life to me. The idea…

— James Toback

What am I hanging around for? But I'm hanging around because it's still fun.

— James Toback