Whatever One Considers Art To Be, There

Well, It Was Interesting Because When I Was Going To Do It The First Time In My Head Was Leonardo Dicaprio [for Chris] And Marlon Brando Was Going To Play The Character That Hal Holbrook Eventually Played. But Then When It Wasn't To Be And There Was No Promise That It Ever Would Be I Think Some Part Of Me Didn't Want To Attach Specifics To It Anymore - Actors Or Anything Else - Because I Wanted To See It Made That Much More Badly.

I Think That People Like The Howard Sterns, The Bill O'reillys And To A Lesser Degree The Bin Ladens Of The World Are Making A Horrible Contribution.

Putting Something In A Movie Because It's In The News Doesn't Make It Political To Me. If You're Not Going Outside The Same Old, Same Old, If You're Not Pushing The Envelope, Then You're Not Doing Anything. A Good Movie Is A Political Thing.

I Think That It Is A Good Time For Those Who Voted For The Ban Against Gay Marriage To Sit And Reflect And Anticipate Their Great Shame And The Shame In Their Grandchildren's Eyes If They Continue That Way Of Support. We've Got To Have Equal Rights For Everyone.

What Happens Is Things Come To You - Director, Script - And If You Respond To It, It's Because It's Tapping Into Some Part Of What's Inside You, And Different Roles Tap Into Different Parts.