I couldn't despise a man more than George W. Bush.

I will come out with my interpretation. If I'm wrong, fine. It will become part of the debris of history, part of the give and take.

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

From '45, the moment Franklin Roosevelt dies, we're running ratlines with the Germans, helping Nazis escape.

For some reason, television still bores me. Even the best shows.

There is a narrative to every life, and I believe in the classic mode of storytelling that goes back to Homer and carries through to today.

A lot of the good cameraman who we used are doing television work; they're doing commercials for a lot of money. And the commercials look incredible. But what's it about? I made three major commercial campaigns. I enjoyed it, I experimented with it, and at the end of the day I felt no satisfaction. It was like having a fast food lunch.