American people are not evil. Given information, they will do the right thing. But they're not given the information.

I was a sports fan, but I also went to peace marches.

I like Spike Lee a lot. He's incredibly gifted and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as a filmmaker.

I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you're afraid to the point where you censor yourself.

I grew up in New York, and I have that in me, that be-honest-at-all-costs, don't b.s. me attitude. I say, If you've got something to say about me, say it to my face. And then we'll either talk about it or fight about it.

It's certainly a lot more difficult to get a project made if you're talking about something progressive. That's just the nature of the industry.

When you have a person in power who punishes people for speaking their mind, it's truly dangerous.