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

Well first of all you have to make the character strong so that people can follow that. And then hopefully that character can integrate with the background of the social situation that people can recognize.

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.

You get much more heat when you do something current.

I didn't like my classmates at Yale. George W.Bush was in my class. I didn't know it then.

What needs to happen is more of a global understanding, and I believe the United States can work as a global partner and not be the hegemon.

You always try to find the right style for the movie. That's the key.