We can now have action movies with two stars where one might be African American and one might be Asian American. One of them doesn't have to be white, and the other one doesn't have to be the ethnic sidekick.…

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I think most people are more susceptible to prejudice than to reason.

I think most people are more susceptible to prejudice than to reason.

We don't have a lot of class-conscious filmmaking.

We don't have a lot of class-conscious filmmaking.

The movies that are made more thoughtfully or made or with more ambition often get...

The movies that are made more thoughtfully or made or with more ambition often get...

Class is often invisible in America in the movies, and usually not the subject of...

Class is often invisible in America in the movies, and usually not the subject of...

The problem with being sure that God is on your side is that you can't...

The problem with being sure that God is on your side is that you can't...

But the fact is, most people are not going to be rich someday.

But the fact is, most people are not going to be rich someday.

I think that probably the - I don't give quotes to studios. They have to...

I think that probably the - I don't give quotes to studios. They have to...

I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest.

I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest.

If a movie isn't a hit right out of the gate, they drop it. Which...

If a movie isn't a hit right out of the gate, they drop it. Which...

Most of us do not consciously look at movies.

Most of us do not consciously look at movies.

The Academy is paranoid about its image.

The Academy is paranoid about its image.

I begin to feel like I was in the last generation of Americans who took...

I begin to feel like I was in the last generation of Americans who took...

Well, you know what, I'm 60 years old, and I've been interested in politics since...

Well, you know what, I'm 60 years old, and I've been interested in politics since...

Every great film should seem new every time you see it.

Every great film should seem new every time you see it.

You can have a movie with hardly any cuts, or very few cuts, that is...

You can have a movie with hardly any cuts, or very few cuts, that is...

I'm kind of glad the web is sort of totally anarchic. That's fine with me.

I'm kind of glad the web is sort of totally anarchic. That's fine with me.

And I think both the left and the right should celebrate people who have different...

And I think both the left and the right should celebrate people who have different...

I'll tell you, I think that the Internet has provided an enormous boost to film...

I'll tell you, I think that the Internet has provided an enormous boost to film...

I begin to feel like most Americans don't understand the First Amendment, don't understand the...

I begin to feel like most Americans don't understand the First Amendment, don't understand the...

If a movie is really working, you forget for two hours your Social Security number...

If a movie is really working, you forget for two hours your Social Security number...