We don't have the choice to control our emotions, but we do have the power to educate our emotions. And we do that through literature and through art and music to give ourselves a repertoire of emotional experiences.

It's the rising tide of enmity in the country, Donald Trump attacking judges, Donald Trump attacking John McCain, Senator [Richard] Blumenthal, the town halls, the riots in Berkeley. You have got the incivility on the floor of the United States Senate. You have got just a rising tide, every single story.

I think actually in any party it's a sign of general health to have different views, and especially on the subject of trade.

If we got rid of everybody in Washington who sold access for donations, then the town would be empty. But it's unseemly.

I happen to think most people go into government do it for the right reasons and they really do things as they see them on the merits of the issues.

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

Politics really is a team sport. You really have to work the whole system to get somewhere down the road.