Margaret Thatcher made tough decisions. She put people out of work and she stood up to labor unions and she did a lot of things that I did not like.

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

You know, my movies are important on an economic basis, on an artistic basis.

I always loved the creative process, from 'Shakespeare in Love' to 'Finding Neverland' to 'Basquiat'; whether it's serious, or it's comedic, whether it's the 'inside look' at that, it seems to be a theme of what I do.

If we don't get gun-control laws in this country, we are full of beans. To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States is pathetic. And I agree with Mayor Michael Bloomberg: It's time to put up or shut up about gun control for both parties.

I'm sure the next time Piers Morgan asks me to host his show again I will ask President Obama to be my guest.

I'd never made a teen comedy in my life.