"In the case of Assault on Precinct 13, I was approached by a backer with a certain amount of money, and he said, let's make a picture that we can sell. And I wanted to make a Western, very badly, because I love Westerns. So I thought, 'I'm going to make a modern-day Western, and I'm going to transpose the Indians attacking the fort. I'm going to use youth gangs.
I'm a great Howard Hawks fan. But the point is…