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There Isn't Any Question That Hollywood Is Profit Driven. Anybody That Thinks It Isn't Is A Fool. It's A Business. Hollywood Was Never Philanthropy. The Only Purpose It Had Was Making Money; The Only Purpose It Still Has Is To Make Money.

[stanley] Kubrick Was A Fascinating, Larger Than Life Guy Who Had Been A Friend For Many Years Prior To Our Working Together On That Film. I Found The Best Part Of Working With Him To Be The Long Conversations We Had Between Set-ups.

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

Once I Start To Do A Film, It Has Inferences. If A Guy Walks Down A Street And Kicks A Dog, You're Saying Something About That Guy. A Guy Walks Down The Street And Somebody's About To Be Run Over And He Shoves Him Out Of His Way And Gets Hit By The Car Himself, You're Saying That Guy's A Hero. You Can't Avoid Making Certain Statements.

I See My Job As Trying To Entertain You, To Be Balanced In Some Way, And Morally Responsible. I Don't Want To Glorify A Killer. I Don't Want To Glorify A Rapist. I Don't Want To Do Those Things, But On The Other Hand I Don't Want To Lecture To You, Either.