Mitt Romney knows a lot. He's a very professional - a consummate professional.

Basically, global capitalism, basically to support it, or is it to be opposed? Is international order to be supported, or is it to be opposed? Republicans have taken a very clear line. Democrats can have a different version of the line, or they can just say, no, we are the party of international peace and activism, and we're the party that's going to have a civilized capitalism.

Parties that are majority parties are incoherent parties.

I want to try to make big films that hopefully connect with people.

With the case of [Mike] Pence, giving a little aurora of likability to a candidate, a lead candidate who's a little lacking in that department.

I'm not the most emotionally attuned guy in the world. My wife says that me writing about emotion is like Gandhi writing about gluttony.

We have rapidly increasing technology, which is making life very good for people who are good at using words, and not so good for people who are not good at using words.