I See My Job As Trying To

Most Human Beings Who Are Accustomed To Attempting To See The World From Various Points Of View Tend To Be More Liberal Than Conservative.

If We Were A Primitive Society, Movie Stars Would Be Gods.

I'm Not Trying To Push My Political Agenda On Anybody. I'll Do That Like Any Other Citizen By Giving Money To A Party Or Candidate I Believe In. I Don't Mind Going Out And Endorsing Somebody I Believe In. But When We're Talking About My Films, I Don't Think My Politics Should Have Anything To Do With It.

Well, There's No Question That A Good Script Is An Absolutely Essential, Maybe The Essential Thing For A Movie.

For Example, A Man Who Might Not Have Enormous Charisma, Who Could Be President 40 Years Ago, And Who Was A Deserving President, I Don't Know That George Washington Would Be A President Today, I Don't Know That Abe Lincoln Would, I Don't Know That Roosevelt Would.