I don't know of an actor that the Coen brothers would come to and say, "Hey, I've got a movie for you to be in, if you want to do it," that would say, "No." That's the truth.

Over the course of my career, I've had the great fortune of working with some incredible filmmakers who have protected me and inspired me and taught me what an honor it is to work in film.

There's no connection between al-Qaeda and Iraq.

I'm interested in making films that ask questions and don't particularly provide answers.

America can't beat anyone anymore.

My father ran for Congress in 2004, and I got a sense that there is no way to achieve much success without a certain amount of compromise.

At some point in our lifetime, gay marriage won't be an issue, and everyone who stood against this civil right will look as outdated as George Wallace standing on the school steps keeping James Hood from entering the University of Alabama because he was black.