I do have a side as a citizen, and I've always expressed it, and that's where I've gotten into misunderstandings, because some people see me as a leftist nut or whatever. A conspiracy nut. All that stuff. These are definitions that don't really apply to a dramatist, because a dramatist is working from empathy.

The first casualty of war is innocence.

We should look to (Castro) as one of the Earth's wisest people, one of the people we should consult.

I think there's a whole older generation that will go to movies still. People like me; people over 45.

I'd love to do historical pictures more, but I don't know if I can.

You've also heard stories about how the military-industrial complex really does prefer Hilary Clinton because they know that she's not nuts like some of the Republicans. She will do what they bid. And what they want is basically to stay healthy.

I don't want to make a half-assed film. It's not my area of expertise.