Meanwhile, politics is about getting a candidate in front of the public as a star, politics as rock'n'roll, politics as a movie.

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Politics has become entertainment.

Politics has become entertainment.

I just wanted to make sure that what I write is what appears on screen,...

I just wanted to make sure that what I write is what appears on screen,...

There are no crowds out there demanding to see smoking scenes in movies.

There are no crowds out there demanding to see smoking scenes in movies.

Now on a personal level with things like the California Tax Commission... I really think...

Now on a personal level with things like the California Tax Commission... I really think...

I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power.

I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power.

I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director...

I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director...

My father could have been deported because on his immigration application he said that he...

My father could have been deported because on his immigration application he said that he...

I always wanted to be a rock'n'roll star.

I always wanted to be a rock'n'roll star.

I have my own religious bond with the God in my own head.

I have my own religious bond with the God in my own head.

The studios have been taken over by marketing people and accountants.

The studios have been taken over by marketing people and accountants.

From what I've been able to determine, many of our big stars are addicted to...

From what I've been able to determine, many of our big stars are addicted to...

The terrible, diabolic thing with this disease is that you are always looking behind your...

The terrible, diabolic thing with this disease is that you are always looking behind your...

And the inner dynamics of Hollywood are like politics. Say you give a script to...

And the inner dynamics of Hollywood are like politics. Say you give a script to...

I have only one loyalty - to my writing. I never wanted to be the...

I have only one loyalty - to my writing. I never wanted to be the...

Every time I flicked channels, there I was, talking. I was talking too much and...

Every time I flicked channels, there I was, talking. I was talking too much and...

I was a militant smoker, and in my case, I think I particularly used smoking...

I was a militant smoker, and in my case, I think I particularly used smoking...

I worry that we are approaching a time when that which is shocking is squeezed...

I worry that we are approaching a time when that which is shocking is squeezed...

From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a...

From a writing point of view, you now have teams of screenwriters working with a...

That's sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy...

That's sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy...

I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so,...

I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so,...