Hollywood was set up by a bunch of businessmen. They do not see their job as being philanthropists. I don't think it's a contradiction in terms to attempt to be a good businessman and to also be liberal.

I tend to be what I would call more progressive than conservative, but I think either extreme is excessive.

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

You mustn't regret decisions that you make. Because the decisions are made out of your gut in a way and you have to stick with them.

Well, the wonderful thing about making movies, oddly enough, is that they're sort of highly motivated graduate studies in one or another field.

Relationship films are political. If a woman is sitting in a waiting room in an office and a man walks in and sits down, it's a political situation. If he decides to smoke, does he ask her or does he just light up? If he lights up, what does she do? It's politics.

No, I never went to college. Always regretted it, always envied people who did.