The great thing about the business is how Darwinian it is. We have to swim or die - if you are found wanting over a period of time, you've either got to change what you're doing or find something else…

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Warner Bros. has talked about going out with low-cost DVDs simultaneously in China because piracy...

Warner Bros. has talked about going out with low-cost DVDs simultaneously in China because piracy...

I think I'm good at amplifying an actor's strengths, and minimizing their weaknesses. And they...

I think I'm good at amplifying an actor's strengths, and minimizing their weaknesses. And they...

When a film like Chris Nolan's Memento cannot get picked up, to me independent film...

When a film like Chris Nolan's Memento cannot get picked up, to me independent film...

A movie that costs only $1.6 million doesn't have to be a cultural event to...

A movie that costs only $1.6 million doesn't have to be a cultural event to...

I guess why the Ocean's films are hard for me is because on the one...

I guess why the Ocean's films are hard for me is because on the one...

I guess I didn't feel confident enough to be searching in a big public way....

I guess I didn't feel confident enough to be searching in a big public way....

Another thing that really excites me: I'd like to do multiple versions of the same...

Another thing that really excites me: I'd like to do multiple versions of the same...

I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're...

I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're...

The ought to be a worldwide cultural taskforce that just stops you when you have...

The ought to be a worldwide cultural taskforce that just stops you when you have...

There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and...

There are three major social issues that this country is struggling with: education, poverty, and...

I had more fun making Traffic than either of the Ocean's films.

I had more fun making Traffic than either of the Ocean's films.

Reality shows are all the rage on TV at the moment, but that's not reality,...

Reality shows are all the rage on TV at the moment, but that's not reality,...

In Full Frontal and K Street, I learned to take advantage of the mobility that...

In Full Frontal and K Street, I learned to take advantage of the mobility that...

I just produced Criminal, this remake of Nine Queens, and one of the things that...

I just produced Criminal, this remake of Nine Queens, and one of the things that...

Making a film that's supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - that's...

Making a film that's supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - that's...

But my sense in talking to people when I travel is that the film business...

But my sense in talking to people when I travel is that the film business...

I love caper films.

I love caper films.

I'm very comfortable with failure. I'm very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people.

I'm very comfortable with failure. I'm very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people.

I don't consider myself to be particularly gifted in the way that other filmmakers are...

I don't consider myself to be particularly gifted in the way that other filmmakers are...

Traffic is about drugs. As detailed a portrait as I can muster about what is...

Traffic is about drugs. As detailed a portrait as I can muster about what is...