As a young man, I went to Paris and soaked up many hours of film knowledge from Robert Hakim in my efforts to become a producer.

I think audiences can deal with these mature themes.

When we talk about Oscars, it's almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol.

I always find that when I do something that I like, from my heart, then it works.

All my movies got screwed up because of my personality.

I... grew up in politics and I used to work for the Democratic Party.

Obama is not embarrassing. The country is embarrassing.