It took a while, but your life prepares you for these roles.

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• Mark Rydell:

  He was a psychotic. He was a borderline psychotic. He was a terrific, sensational actor, with a mag

• Mark Rydell:

  It always amazed me that he was able to do it, and that Orson Welles was able to do it. I never und

• Mark Rydell:

  Well you're talking about a long career, a lot of movies, a lot of stars. I guess working with Henr

• Mark Rydell:

  He's very alive in a scene. He's a very good actor to act with. Even though through most of the pic

• Mark Rydell:

  It's the unusual leading man. Most of the Hollywood leading men are powerful and capable and strong

• Mark Rydell:

  It perhaps has a chance, a commercial chance, this film. It's funny, it's charming, the idea is ori

• Mark Rydell:

  There are always at least five good films at the end of the year to get nominated, but generally sp

• Mark Rydell:

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

• Mark Rydell:

  It's sad - it's sad for us old enough to remember when directors ruled, and films were substantiall

• Mark Rydell:

  It's very difficult to break into motion pictures, but it's oddly easier for directors today becaus