I was one of the first generations to watch television. TV exposes people to news, to information, to knowledge, to entertainment. How is it bad?

The only real difference between a wise man and a fool, Moore knew, was that the wise man tended to make more serious mistakes—and only because no one trusted a fool with really crucial decisions; only the wise had the opportunity to lose battles, or nations.

That's the ultimate pornography. There's nothing more pornographic than glorifying war.

Jack looked out the window as they passed the Mormon temple, just outside the beltway near Connecticut Avenue. A decidedly odd-looking building, it had grandeur with its marble columns and gilt spires. The beliefs represented by that impressive structure seemed curious to Ryan, a lifelong Catholic, but the people who held them were honest and hardworking, and fiercely loyal to their country, because they believed in what America stood for.

Every person you meet - and everything you do in life - is an opportunity to learn something.

The only person who has artistic control is the director, and 'director' is how you spell God in Hollywood.

When I go to peoples' houses I like to sneak into their bedrooms and try on their underwear.