Well, we have certainly produced great art before we did this. In my view, there are any number of areas of government which tax money should not be spent.

Let’s be honest. Who here thinks your professors can say what they really believe? It scares me to death, and should scare you too, that the superstition of political correctness rules the halls of reason. What does all of this mean? It means that telling us what to think has evolved into telling us what to say, so telling us what to do can’t be far behind. Before you claim to be a champion of free thought, tell me: Why did political correctness originate on America’s campuses? And why do you continue to tolerate it? Why do you, who’re supposed to debate ideas, surrender to their suppression?

It's the camel's nose in the tent. Look at Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler, Mao Zedong, Pol Pot, Idi Amin - every one of these monsters, on seizing power, their first act was to confiscate all firearms in private hands.

You could think of extraordinary examples to the contrary: The Grapes of Wrath... and even into the 70s.

To be an actor you need four things: energy, concentration, a lot of luck and, of course, good roles.

An epic is the easiest kind of picture to make badly.

The trouble with movies as a business is that it's an art, and the trouble with movies as art is that it's a business.