Everyone in the movie industry wants to win an Oscar. I don't think that's why you make movies. But winning an Oscar is not just about making a great movie, unfortunately. It's also having a good Oscar campaign.

The past is a great place and I don't want to erase it or to regret it, but I don't want to be its prisoner either.

Americans shocked me by their behavior and their narrow-mindedness.

I don't really count myself as a very sophisticated businessperson. I'm a creative artist. All I know from business I've picked up along the way.

Polarization affects families and groups of friends. Its a paralyzing situation. A civil war of opinion.

You have to sing every day so you can build up to being, you know, Amazingly Brilliant

Of course we're doing it for the money. We've always done it for the money.