Filmmakers and artists always thrive during more liberal times.

I don't 'support the troops' or any of those other hollow and hypocritical platitudes uttered by Republicans and frightened Democrats. Here's what I do support: I support them coming home. I support them being treated well.

I'm caught up probably just as much in the consumer culture as the next person.

Everybody gets sick; everybody has had a problem with insurance or the prescription drugs they're supposed to be taking or an elderly parent who needs care.

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

I - honestly, I don't know of a worse lie one could tell other than a lie to take a country to war. To make up things to take people to war. That's just got to be the most obscene, immoral thing to do.

Bush's presidency is revisionism-proof. We're going to be recovering from it for the rest of our lives.