Mini-Me was the pint sized clone that was the perpetuation of Dr. Evil's own legacy [in Austin Powers]. That concept earned the sequel.

I'm a patriot, and I think democracy is the best system available. It's very flawed, but it works better than anything else.

I think we'll all keep pushing each other, which is a great thing.

Hedda's Hopper attitude was 'once a Commie, always a Commie.'

People 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.

One of the series of decisions that the great screenwriter John McNamara made was about who to depict. [Ronald] Reagan had a role in HUAC, he was a friendly witness, but never went over-the-top about it.

On the other track I got to talk with Jon Poll, my editor, and we go into more detail about the decisions we made in both the production and the post-production. So I hope the combination becomes something worth collecting.