I'd rather get past the tyranny of now, where you get judged for something based on what's happening at the moment.

What I've experienced, I'm trying to put in a narrative form, I suppose, to say that it does make sense in this way.

Well, George W.Bush wanted to privatize Social Security. It's an ideological thing.

Conspiracy nut, leftist, madman. These are terms of dismissal so you don't have to listen to the argument. It would be healthier and more fun to hear what someone has to say.

I've changed my style constantly, so I'm not sure I have one defined style, except perhaps style of subject matter.

Obama is now fighting for his life. He's fighting for a federal government. I believe in a federal government. I hope it sticks around. We had the American Revolution. There was this whole tension between the federalists and the anti-federalists. Then we had the Civil War. We had Lincoln fighting for it. And the secessionists were there. And we have the same issue today.

When I make a new movie, I always get stuck with, "That's not an Oliver Stone film." But I don't know what to do about that except just move on.