“We talked about Tootsie, the idea in Tootsie is that a man becomes a b...” — Sydney Pollack Quote

“We talked about Tootsie, the idea in Tootsie is that a man becomes a better man for having been a woman.”

“Even if it's a thriller or a comedy, it's always a love story for me, and that's what I concentrate on, because the love stories are my surrogates for the argument: two people in conflict that see life differently.”

“Burt Lancaster was largely responsible for me becoming a director.”

“Art is a deception that creates real emotions - a lie that creates a truth. And when you give yourself over to that deception, it becomes magic.”

“I come to Jerusalem. There, the sky is blue and memory becomes clear.”

“I don't ever really take earrings off. I put an earring on and I'll never take it off until it falls off. Or I switch them out. So it becomes a part of your life.”