I don't want to be surrounded by 'yes men'. I want people who'll disagree with me, even if it costs them their jobs.

I want to make a picture about the Russian secret police - the GOP.

The reason so many people turned up at his funeral is that they wanted to make sure he was dead.

Let's bring it up to date with some snappy nineteenth century dialogue.

To hell with the cost, if it's a good story, I'll make it.

I read part of it all the way through.

In two words, impossible.