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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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?

If you think of 'Liberty Valance' or 'The Searchers,' there are moments in there that...

If you think of 'Liberty Valance' or 'The Searchers,' there are moments in there that...

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...

I wanted very much to do Traffic and at one point it looked like I...

I wanted very much to do Traffic and at one point it looked like I...

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...

I believe people who go into politics want to do the right thing. And then...

I believe people who go into politics want to do the right thing. And then...

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...

Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen.

Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen.

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...

I enjoy sports. I get a real joy from playing sports but I don't look...

I enjoy sports. I get a real joy from playing sports but I don't look...

I haven't tried to buffer myself. I like rolling the dice.

I haven't tried to buffer myself. I like rolling the dice.

When I played Robin Hood, I knew the great role was Alan Rickman's and it...

When I played Robin Hood, I knew the great role was Alan Rickman's and it...

I work for the public, for the people who are paying to go to the...

I work for the public, for the people who are paying to go to the...

I'm only interested in being a good actor and in being remembered for my best...

I'm only interested in being a good actor and in being remembered for my best...

I like when my face tingles, when the hair on the back of my neck...

I like when my face tingles, when the hair on the back of my neck...

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...

Money isn't a major motivating force in my life. Nor is my profession. There are...

Money isn't a major motivating force in my life. Nor is my profession. There are...

We all have that burning question about what happens if we lose somebody we love,...

We all have that burning question about what happens if we lose somebody we love,...

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...

You have to decide if you're going to wilt like a daisy or if you're...

You have to decide if you're going to wilt like a daisy or if you're...