You can have a movie with hardly any cuts, or very few cuts, that is fascinating, you can't take your eyes away from it... Look at some of the long takes in Citizen Kane.

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I don't think Bush was legitimately elected President.

I don't think Bush was legitimately elected President.

I think we have to get beyond the idea that we have to categorize people.

I think we have to get beyond the idea that we have to categorize people.

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

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

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...

If Hollywood stars speak out, so do all sorts of other people. Now Hollywood stars...

If Hollywood stars speak out, so do all sorts of other people. Now Hollywood stars...

We can now have action movies with two stars where one might be African American...

We can now have action movies with two stars where one might be African American...

All over the web there are some very good critics and it's become for people...

All over the web there are some very good critics and it's become for people...

The right really dominates radio, and it's amazing how much energy the right spends telling...

The right really dominates radio, and it's amazing how much energy the right spends telling...

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...

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

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

Catholic theology believes that God gave man free will, and you can't give somebody free...

Catholic theology believes that God gave man free will, and you can't give somebody free...

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...

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...

Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.

Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...