I learn so much from watching films like that with commentary and then when you get to hear another filmmaker talk about their films it's a really great experience.

It's hard to imagine in this day and age the accent in Dalton Trumbo speaking voice, the Mid Atlantic mixture of an English and American dialect, so flowery and oratorical that it almost sounds theatrical. It would be uncool today, no one would ever speak that way.

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.

Sometimes perfecting the one thing can be the enemy of getting any traction on anything else.

I'm pretty opinionated sometimes although my political views change all the time, too. So I'm not very zealous.

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

[ Dalton Trumbo] always said he fought so many fights, all seemingly different, but all about the concepts of fairness and justice.