There will just always be a distance between you and the people around you. Now, [Hillary Clinton] can clearly emotionally connect with her intimates within the zone of trust. It's just the wall outside the zone of trust is so impermeable.

What's interesting about the Trump administration is how bitterly divided they are in their attitudes towards Putin.

Donald Trump has a pre-modern monarchic family structure. His business is a monarchy with family members all around. His administration is a monarchy with family members all around.

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

The more people doubt their own beliefs the more, paradoxically, they are inclined to proselytize in favor of them.

I don't know if I'm sexist, though I have not paid much attention to the women's bracket.

Who could have predicted this, that the presidency is kind of a hard job? Nobody knew that. I also like the fact that Trump is a detail-oriented person. I find his interviews amazing. He's actually kind of remarkably candid.