I speak to kids 16, 17 years old, they haven't read a newspaper. They haven't physically handled a newspaper. They don't even look at the headlines on a subway. These kids are on the Internet and the level of news that they're getting is not the quality of 'The New York Times' or 'The Wall Street Journal.' It's way deficient, and they don't care.

Over the years with movies, I've given directors notes.

Obama is not embarrassing. The country is embarrassing.

It's the golden age of French cinema again but it's because Sarkozy had the guts to push through copyright law.

George Clooney's 'Ides of March' could be the most under-appreciated movie of the year. In 20 years they're gonna go back and say, 'Oh, that was American politics in that time period.' I follow politics, I love it, and that movie is so authentic.

There's something about the fashion world that I like, which is, I see a lot of the designers really have affection for other designers.

I'm a benevolent dictator.