Mediocrity is the elephant in the room.

But I feel that I have a responsibility to help the film and I have relations with the studio and with those who put up the money so that I can tell a story that I believe in.

When I look around at Broadway and the West End, theatre is becoming an exclusive club.

I've been on sets where things weren't relaxed because someone was creating tension for no reason.

There are good people in the lobbying industry. Lobbyists can serve a very useful purpose.

If there is one thing I object to, its actors talking about how tough their jobs are.

When the story is good enough, people can watch something three times the length of an opera.