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

I had more fun making Traffic than either of the Ocean's films.

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

I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're in the government or in law enforcement you cannot acknowledge that drugs are anything but inherently evil and morally wrong.

Sometimes I might feel like [a movie] is kind of a weird idea and if I'm going to get enough money to execute it properly I've got to get somebody in it that is going to justify the expense.

To me the director’s job is to leave it in better shape than you found it, literally.

My father, who was the one who really got me hooked on movies, liked all kinds of films, and I saw all kinds of films at a very young age.