My films don't have instant impact because they're dense with ideas that people have not thought about. It takes a while for the American public to wrap its head around some of the things I'm saying.

Nobody was talking about healthcare until 'Sicko' came out.

By the end of the millenium five men controlled the world's media. And the people rejoiced, because their TVs told them to.

There's no violence coming from the Occupy protesters.

I believe that when you provide information to people, they become less fearful and they will engage more in their democracy if they are empowered with information.

I don't even like DVDs. Honest to God, in my lifetime, I might have rented a dozen DVDs, literally gone into a video store and rented a dozen DVDs in my lifetime, because I don't like to see movies that way. I like to see them on the big screen.

This is the crux of the problem: because the Republicans and the right wing have been successful in almost eliminating unions, everyone else has suffered as a result.