My films ought to be judged on whether they're entertaining or good as films, but not on the political view necessarily. I'm trying to be morally responsible and no more. I don't have an agenda I'm trying to push.

One wants to be able to experience being other people, remaking a reality, remaking a life, remaking a certain world.

Film is a collective experience, as you know.

I don't know about liberal bias, but people of a liberal mentality are probably attracted in greater numbers to the arts than people of a conservative mentality.

If we were a primitive society, movie stars would be gods.

I mean, certainly it's the single biggest event, I think, in terms of popular entertainment, or art even, if you say that, of the 20th Century. It's been film. It's the 20th Century's real art form.

Obviously its a good feeling to know that something you've done has lasted.