I've Seen The People Who Talk About

I Wanted To Just Be A Filmmaker, And I Thought I Wanted To Do All The Aspects, And It Seemed Like As A Producer Was The Best Way To Do It, Because I Could Have... You Never Have Control On A Movie, But You Have As Much Control As You Can.

But, You Know, I'm Sorry, I Think Democracy Requires Participation. I Mean, I Don't Want To Proselytize But I Do Feel Some Sort Of Duty To Participate In The Process In Some Way Other Than Just Blindly Getting Behind A Political Party.

It's Supposed To Feel Good To Throw A Brick At The Right People. There Is A Long Tradition Of Naming And Ridiculing And Shaming And Calling The Villains What They Are. Usually It Was The Artistocracy Of The Day And Satire Was The Only Way To Speak Truth To Power.

I Read Noam Chomsky. I Like Some Of Gore Vidal's Stuff.

I Grew Up In Evanston And Lived In Chicago For A Long Time, In Old Town And Wrigleyville. I Did Three Films When I Was In High School. The First Was 'class,' With Rob Lowe. I Had A Supporting Role In That.