I was very interested in politics in college and was heading to be a lawyer. I have a degree in economics and I was interested in it. I hadn't really gotten super serious about it and I'd done a lot of student politics in high school. I really think it would be interesting and fun and challenging to go into politics.
Jay RoachPeople have an actual bias against there being some kind of popularity for political films, and when they get acknowledged, it helps keep the conversation going.
Jay RoachI'm a patriot, and I think democracy is the best system available. It's very flawed, but it works better than anything else.
Jay RoachThere were two writer's unions in those days[ during World War II ] , the studio-friendly guild called the Screen Playwrights, and the more activist Writer's Guild. The studios were fairly upset that their group wasn't effective, and they sought to punish the other union by labeling them as Communists.
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