When I don't have a story to tell, I'm a terror to live with.

Lincoln believed in the American people.

I always think if it's a good story, the audience can't wait to run out of the theater and go tweet somebody with the gist of a story, in a nutshell, almost, because it was that interesting.

The machinery of the democratic process is really no different today from what it was 150 years ago.

I've always been interested in how we survive and how resourceful we are as Americans.

I missed my dad a lot growing up, even though we were together as a family. My dad was really a workaholic. And he was always working.

I think the greatest thing about DVD is the quality of sound and picture; the real estate to put more extras on; and, my favorite point is it stores quietly in very subtle places in your home .