It's hard to believe that these self-centered people have nuclear weapons that they can fire at any moment. Even modern wars are fought like revenge tales from some petty grievance. It was definitely tapping into the Dr. Strangelove vibe, which is one of my three top favorite films or all time.

I'm developing some other things in other genres, including one dramatic piece. So, anything's possible.

Sometimes you fall in love with some things and then you fall out of love with it.

Dalton Trumbo was obsessed with justice.

I am partisan to some extent on the Democratic side, but I consider myself more of an independent.

You could get in rehearsals, pre-production, anything that would actually contribute to the understanding of how a film gets made. I actually find those things increase people's interest in a movie and like that better than worrying about showing the tricks behind the curtain.

When something so unjust as the black list happened, [Dalton Trumbo] would come to life in a certain way.