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"Everybody has the ability to be manipulative, to be hateful and deceitful."
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"Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle."

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"We live in a disposable society. It's easier to throw things out than to fix them. We even give it a name - we call it recycling."

"I would be more frightened as a writer if people thought my movies were like science fiction."

"I think the more the actor lets you know what he thinks of the character, the less the audience cares - like a comedian who laughs at his own jokes."

"Just in the past few years - since I've been making movies, which isn't a very long time - you now have a culture that is fascinated and informed about the box office in a way that sometimes filmmakers weren't even."

"My business is can I create a world that's possible and could happen? I think that's the only thing that I have to do, and I think that I have done that each time."

"Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It's about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there?"

"People have perhaps gotten to the point where for the most part movies are a just bit of escape."

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"I'm more than open to hope, but I think men and women have a difficult time dealing with each other and often take the low road."
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