Every White House I have covered since Reagan, when I got here, power has been more concentrated in the White House than the one before.

The policies of the Democratic Party have always been in cultural consonance with the culture of the working class. And, somehow, they missed that.

Bragging about what a good deal you got is one of the many great art forms that my people, the Jews, have introduced to American culture.

As a director, I like trying to unlock the subtext of the scene and try to put the camera in a place that helps that.

If you're a soldier or marine in an Arab country, Islam is the solution. And you need to show respect.

For the Republican Convention, I think of Trump's speech and sort of the darkness, the fear of crime, the need for a strong arm really, and so that one core theme.

Big Brother is not the only danger facing the country. Another is the rising tide of distrust, the corrosive spread of cynicism, the fraying of the social fabric and the rise of people who are so individualistic in their outlook that they have no real understanding of how to knit others together and look after the common good.