We pray for no destruction, and for the forces of destruction not to take over.

When I'm working with another writer, I tend to make a lot of effort. When I collaborate with a writer, I'm not interested in credit, but I'm feeding him stuff all the time that I feel is important to shaping the script.

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.

Bernie Sanders is a disappointment on foreign policy, totally doesn't think about it. But he has the possibility to be more isolationist, which would be good for us actually. We manage to kill several million people on this planet without taking any credit for it or blame. It's a heavy karma we have.

Every day that you get up, it's some kind of victory if you're making a good product, or working on a project that can only help mankind.

In any film there's always a historical implication.

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