They're Intimidating The Networks And Levying These

I Don't See Sarah Palin Suddenly Spilling Over To A Wider Group Where Suddenly They Go, "wait A Minute, I've Heard Her Message, And Now I'm Beginning..." It's Not Expanding It. A Politician That Doesn't Expand From The Base Is Not A Good Politician. So I Disagree With All The Talking Heads That Go "well, She's A Very Good Politician." She's Not! Good Politicians Expand, And She Doesn't.

If You Test Iron Man And That Audience Doesn't Respond Well, You Can Be Damn Sure That There Is Something Wrong With The Movie That You Have To Address. Because They're Expecting A Certain Amount Of Action, Right? They Want A Hero. There Are Certain Things That Have To Be Compatible With The Way The Audience Is Thinking About It. If You Take Some Other Film, Like No Country For Old Men, You Can End Up With All Kinds Of Crazy Reactions.

I Play Around With Human Things, Human Relationships And That, And Allow That Kind Of Talk To Work In That Way, On That Level.

Everybody's Trying To Hold Onto Some Shred Of Dignity In The Process Of It All, And, At The Same Time, Never Talking About How They Don't Have The Power. No One Has The Power. So, You Know, Producers - We Always Think, "well, Producers Are Very Powerful," But Producers Don't Really Have The Power.

I Got A Chance To Work With Mel Brooks On Two Of His Films: Silent Movie And High Anxiety.