[Lyndon Baines ] Johnson is a big and larger-than-life guy, we just tried to give him the dynamic range that he actually had.

I think sequels should be earned and we won't do it unless the script is better than the first one.

I don't stay in the genre because I just like all stories that have a smart hook in them and I can find a comic way through if it's a comedy or a suspenseful way through it if it's a drama.

I always had a respect and an admiration for people who got into politics. I certainly have always been interested in law and political science.

The first thing we noticed was how flamboyant [Dalton] Trumbo was in real life.

I love making people laugh. It's an addiction and it's probably dysfunctional, but I am addicted to it and there's no greater pleasure for me than sitting in a theater and feeling a lot of people losing control of themselves.

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