The most important question in American cinema, I've learned, is 'When is lunch?'

In the political world, the only position I have is voter. I'm not a spokesman for anything.

I've worked with some very good directors and some very bad ones. I learned a great deal from both. From the bad, untalented people, you learn what not to do. And when you work with very highly talented people, you want to emulate them.

No director wants to be directed, but no good director... would shy away from the good ideas of others.

The tactic of leading people into... a war that doesn't make any sense by telling them they are under attack, and if they raise any objection they're unpatriotic, is a very old tactic. And it doesn't intimidate me.

I don't consider my private feelings to be relevant in any way, actually.

I don't do anything that is not fun. I just don't do it.