White-collar crime has been marketed - billions of dollars have been put in to have us be bored by it.

Hollywood has to appeal to the broadest audience, and when it comes to most social and economic issues, America is progressive. Because of that, the messages that are in Hollywood movies tend to be, for instance, pro-environment.

David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He's not only a great director, but he's also a great writer.

The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way, you can break the ice. It's crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.

Every time a congressman or pundit says its 'class warfare' to increase taxes on the wealthy, it's a massive lie.

Hollywood is for-profit, is what Hollywood is. All the studios are owned by big, megacorporations that are the furthest thing from liberal you can possibly imagine.

The one thing for sure is, I don't ever want to waste a movie. I don't ever want to waste effort.