It's always tough for me to make a movie, and then sit on an airplane and watch somebody watch it on their phone.

It's hard to market a movie when you're at the mercy of critics and journalists.

It's hard to think of yourself as a brand, especially when I have four daughters who kick my butt early in the morning every day before I go to work.

It's the golden age of French cinema again but it's because Sarkozy had the guts to push through copyright law.

Margaret Thatcher made tough decisions. She put people out of work and she stood up to labor unions and she did a lot of things that I did not like.

My movies are important on an economic basis, on an artistic basis.

Over the years with movies, I've given directors notes.

People want to see big, escapist fare. They don't want to be challenged to think.

Some people handle sweets better.

There are two things that come very easily to me: rooting for New York sports teams and making mistakes.

There's something about the fashion world that I like, which is, I see a lot of the designers really have affection for other designers.

They keep the old business. We keep the ongoing business.

To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States of America is pathetic.

We in the independent sector more than anybody need Netflix, because they care about what we do.

We need Netflix. We in the independent sector more than anybody need Netflix, because they care about what we do.

When people ask me what makes movies great, it's the material.

When we talk about Oscars, it's almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol.

When you have four daughters, you learn to lose early and often.

You can spend all the money in the world. If you've got a bad product, it doesn't matter.

You know, for years I used to read about myself. They'd say, 'He has a temper' or 'He's a bully' or something like that, and it always bothered me.