When things go right it's hard to figure out why, but when things go wrong it's really easy.

The great thing about the business is how Darwinian it is. We have to swim or die - if you are found wanting over a period of time, you've either got to change what you're doing or find something else to do.

Anytime you've got something that can take you into the political realm then you've opened up the conversation a lot.

Stuff I like is getting trashed and stuff that is being praised I think is terrible. I don't really feel in sync with what's happening, but at the same time, what I think keeps me afloat is that I try not to be, and don't want to be, very indulgent. I try to make the films as lean as possible, and to not spend a lot of time crawling up my own ass creatively.

I'm obviously really opinionated, but as a producer, you don't necessarily want the person you're working with to try to impress you - you want them to just be themselves.

Truth and facts have to trump partisanship. There has to be something that's true regardless of what your angle is on it.

I'm a big believer that if there's something you really want to do, don't walk away because of the deal.