I Didn't Grow Up Thinking Of Movies

People Aren't Interested In Paying $10 Or $12 To Go To The Movies And To Be Lectured To Politically. I'm Not Either. So I Don't Try To Make Those Kinds Of Films.

You Mustn't Regret Decisions That You Make. Because The Decisions Are Made Out Of Your Gut In A Way And You Have To Stick With Them.

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.

I Mean, Certainly It's The Single Biggest Event, I Think, In Terms Of Popular Entertainment, Or Art Even, If You Say That, Of The 20th Century. It's Been Film. It's The 20th Century's Real Art Form.

Hollywood Was Set Up By A Bunch Of Businessmen. They Do Not See Their Job As Being Philanthropists. I Don't Think It's A Contradiction In Terms To Attempt To Be A Good Businessman And To Also Be Liberal.