I have lived my whole life on the stage and screen before you. I found purpose and meaning in your response.

The prime motivation in making almost any film is success, because film is the art form of the 20th century.

I don't think rock music has any positive function.

I am very proud of the fact that I led the arts contingent on the civil rights march in the summer of '63. In many ways, I think it was the high-water mark of the civil rights movement.

I believe that in your heart you already know something is profoundly wrong. When bartenders are responsible for drunk drivers' acts, and gunmakers are responsible for criminals' acts, and nobody is responsible for O. J. Simpson's acts, something is wrong.

To the world, you are America.

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.