The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.
“It's so much work to make a movie, and for me it has to get me off my butt. To get me actually writing you have to strike something inside, you have to hit a power main to get the energy. You have to strike something you care about.”
“Of course, there will be few people who are sympathetic but you don't become a great team overnight, no matter how much money you have at your disposal.”