What I like to do is come in, write the entire program and treat my staff to hot stone massages.

I'm less upset with politicians than the media. I feel like politicians, there is a certain, inherent - you know, the way I always explain it is, when you go to the zoo and a monkey throws its feces, it's a monkey. But, when the zookeeper is standing right there, and he doesn't say bad monkey... Somebody's got to be the zookeeper.

Jazz musicians are the coolest people on the planet. Can I have some cool?

And then you've got Lieberman, who is for the war. And thinks the tax cuts could really help. He's basically for people who want to vote for Bush but don't think Bush is Jewish enough.

I think you lose your innocence when you have kids, because the world suddenly becomes a much more dangerous place.

We grew up in the good old days before kids had these damn computers and actually played outside.

Capote, of course, addressed very similar themes to Good Night and Good Luck. Both films are about determined journalists defying obstacles in a relentless pursuit of the truth. Needless to say, both are period pieces.