You had to know how to fight or you had to know how to avoid a fight. I didn't enjoy fighting, so I learned how to avoid them.

My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom.

I couldn't care less about being a presenter at the Oscars.

I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view.

I mean, what are they scared of? Who's going to vote for anyone from the Communist Party, for God's sake?

You had to know how to fight or you had to know how to avoid a fight. I didn't enjoy fighting, so I learned how to avoid them.

Our resistance to this war should be our resistance to profit at the cost of human life. Because that is what these drums beating over Iraq are really about. This is about business.