I want to make big films. That's always been my ambition.

It's part of Donald Trump's psychodynamics to always care about his press coverage intensely. He's more interested in that than anything else.

Palin is smart, politically skilled, courageous and likable. Her convention and debate performances were impressive.

What family you were born into matters so much more than it did before in a perverse way.

Basically, less educated or high school-educated whites are going to Donald Trump. It doesn't matter what the guy does. And college-educated going to Hillary Clinton.

I expect [Donald] Trump to do what he's done very successfully, which is, whether you like him or not, he will be the dominant player .

When your institution is under assault, you're feeling like the weight is on it and the history might be flowing away, don't turn inward, go outward.