There are a great number of Republicans who are economically conservative but have hearts and a consciousness about their country.

It's difficult when you have to turn down a tremendous amount of money because you don't like what the script is saying and you don't have any money.

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.

There's nothing more boring than unintelligent actors, because all they have to talk about is themselves and acting. There have to be other things.

Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult because it's been done before and you don't want to be manipulative.

It was dangerous to hit the wrong kid in my neighborhood, because a lot of the guys I played with had fathers in the Mafia.

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.