I wasn't born with a tie or with Mark Shields stapled to my left hip. I have another life.

I was really fortunate that I went to a high school where we actually had a film theory program.

The crossroads where government meets enterprise can be an exciting crossroads. It can also be a corrupt crossroads. It requires moral rectitude to separate public service from private gain.

For those of us who believe in it, there has to be a movement that says, "We still believe in trade. We still believe in international engagement for America. But for those losers or those who are suffering, we've got your back."

I don't think history will ever be a science because history will never be reduced to law-like behavior. People are to unpredictable.

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.

Much of life is about failure, whether we acknowledge it or not, and your destiny is profoundly shaped by how effectively you learn from and adapt to failure.