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…

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I'm glad movies aren't going to please everybody, they can't. But what they have to...

I'm glad movies aren't going to please everybody, they can't. But what they have to...

I don't think I ever take huge risks, though I'm not scared of doing so.

I don't think I ever take huge risks, though I'm not scared of doing so.

When I make a film I'm away from home for two to three months. So...

When I make a film I'm away from home for two to three months. So...

You have to pick the stories that you want to be involved with and the...

You have to pick the stories that you want to be involved with and the...

I'm getting those familiar feelings, and I'm just going to enjoy the process of getting...

I'm getting those familiar feelings, and I'm just going to enjoy the process of getting...

If it's going to be wrecked, I want to make sure I wreck it.

If it's going to be wrecked, I want to make sure I wreck it.

We stand our best chance of leaving a legacy to those who want to learn,...

We stand our best chance of leaving a legacy to those who want to learn,...

I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off...

I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off...

One person doesn't have to shoulder all the responsibility for why a film does or...

One person doesn't have to shoulder all the responsibility for why a film does or...

I think there are good men and women in all decades. We've grown cynical. And...

I think there are good men and women in all decades. We've grown cynical. And...

I don't feel the need to direct. I tried to get other people to direct...

I don't feel the need to direct. I tried to get other people to direct...

I've been around where I knew other actors were going to steal the scene, and...

I've been around where I knew other actors were going to steal the scene, and...

I'm proud of all the movies I've made. They're not sequels, they're not franchises. And...

I'm proud of all the movies I've made. They're not sequels, they're not franchises. And...

We still live with this unbelievable threat over our heads of nuclear war. I mean,...

We still live with this unbelievable threat over our heads of nuclear war. I mean,...

I've had some movies that have been ridiculed, but that's OK with me. I don't...

I've had some movies that have been ridiculed, but that's OK with me. I don't...

Lincoln was the greatest speaker and he was ridiculed for how he looked, you know?

Lincoln was the greatest speaker and he was ridiculed for how he looked, you know?

What are we blaming? Is this Vietnam? We made a movie, it didn't make much...

What are we blaming? Is this Vietnam? We made a movie, it didn't make much...

Sex and golf are the two things you can enjoy even if youre not good...

Sex and golf are the two things you can enjoy even if youre not good...

Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is...

Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is...

No one will win the battle of the sexes, there is too much flirting with...

No one will win the battle of the sexes, there is too much flirting with...

By the time you get dressed, drive out there, play 18 holes and come home,...

By the time you get dressed, drive out there, play 18 holes and come home,...