I think these movies are as much for people of that time as for people who weren't born. For people who weren't born they see how leaders must act under a crisis situation not trying to be re-elected or not trying to check polls that they go from their gut check.

Woody Allen is really the ultimate. I love that he believed in himself enough to do what he did. And I have that same feeling - that there's nobody that looks like me in movies nobody would cast me as a romantic lead but I want to do it and I feel confident that I can.

People talk about mumblecore but I prefer bumblecore hyper-realistic bee movies about how bees really are.

It's the contemporary woman that movies don't know what to do with other than bathe her in a bridal glow in romantic comedies where both the romance and the comedy are artificial sweeteners.

Some people think literature is high culture and that it should only have a small readership. I don't think so... I have to compete with popular culture including TV magazines movies and video games.

If I wanted to make spy movies for the rest of my life that would be one thing but I don't want to just make spy movies.

I always wanted to make movies.

I was sick and tired of being an English actor who did a lot of American movies because I was cheap and good.

I guess you could say I've been in my share of violent movies.

When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.