You cut their money back, for one thing... I go back a long way with the NEA.

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I've played three presidents, three saints and two geniuses - and that's probably enough for...

I've played three presidents, three saints and two geniuses - and that's probably enough for...

Undeniably the American art form, too. And yet more and more, we see films made...

Undeniably the American art form, too. And yet more and more, we see films made...

As an artist, I understand that, and I value the creative input of the artist.

As an artist, I understand that, and I value the creative input of the artist.

Well, we have certainly produced great art before we did this. In my view, there...

Well, we have certainly produced great art before we did this. In my view, there...

To the world, you are America.

To the world, you are America.

It's been quite a ride. I loved every minute of it.

It's been quite a ride. I loved every minute of it.

Dirty Harry, for example. Clint Eastwood was not a rogue cop. He was a maverick...

Dirty Harry, for example. Clint Eastwood was not a rogue cop. He was a maverick...

You could think of extraordinary examples to the contrary: The Grapes of Wrath... and even...

You could think of extraordinary examples to the contrary: The Grapes of Wrath... and even...

In recent years, anyone in the government, certainly anyone in the FBI or the CIA,...

In recent years, anyone in the government, certainly anyone in the FBI or the CIA,...

Shakespeare is the outstanding example of how that can be done. In all of Shakespeare's...

Shakespeare is the outstanding example of how that can be done. In all of Shakespeare's...

The big studio era is from the coming of sound until 1950, until I came...

The big studio era is from the coming of sound until 1950, until I came...

And their pals vote for their stuff when they're not on the panel, and it...

And their pals vote for their stuff when they're not on the panel, and it...

You can spend a lifetime, and, if you're honest with yourself, never once was your...

You can spend a lifetime, and, if you're honest with yourself, never once was your...

The trouble with movies as a business is that it's an art, and the trouble...

The trouble with movies as a business is that it's an art, and the trouble...

Society mends its wounds. And that's invariably true in all the tragedies, in the comedies...

Society mends its wounds. And that's invariably true in all the tragedies, in the comedies...

So that this nation may long endure, I urge you to follow in the hallowed...

So that this nation may long endure, I urge you to follow in the hallowed...

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has...

France is delighted at this new opportunity to show the world that when one has...

No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.

No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

There's a drive in me that won't allow me to do certain things that are...

There's a drive in me that won't allow me to do certain things that are...