Every Fact In My Films

Since 9/11, The Bush Administration Has Used That Tragic Event As A Justification To Rip Up Our Constitution And Our Civil Liberties. And I Honestly Believe That One Or Two 9/11s, And Martial Law Will Be Declared In Our Country And We're Inching Towards A Police State.

I Don't Want People Leaving The Theater Depressed After My Movies. I Want Them Angry.

Today, Whether It Is A Student Who Holds A Sit-in To Get The Army Recruiters Off His Campus, Or The Mother Of A Dead Soldier Who Refuses To Leave The Front Gate Of The President's Ranch, We Continue To Be Saved By Brave People Who Risk Ridicule And Rejection But End Up Turning Huge Tides Of Public Opinion In The Direction Of Righteousness. We Owe Them Enormous Debts Of Gratitude. It Is Not Easy To Stand Up For What Is Right, Especially When Everyone Else Is Afraid To Leave The Comfortable Path Of Conformity.

We Reward People For Making Money Off Money, And Moving Money Around And Dividing Up Mortgages A Thousand Times Over, Selling It To China... And It Becomes This Shell Game.

Most Liberals I Know Were For Invading Afghanistan Right After 9/11.