I Don't Do Any Research.

I Think The Movie Business Is In Trouble. It's All Movies That You've Seen Before. Everything's A Remake; They Want Things That Are Familiar Rather Than Things That Surprise You.

In 2004, I Wrote 'what We've Lost,' A Book About The Bush Administration. It Sold Only Reasonably Well, In Part, I Think, Because The Book Was A Horrific Downer, An Unrelenting Account Of The Administration's Actions, Bungles, Deceptions, Half-truths, Untruths, And Downright Corruptions.

There Aren't Any Looks Or Customs I Wish Would Come Back. Today Almost Anything Goes. Culture Constantly Devours The Past So There's Not Much That's Missing.

I Have Always Thought You Could Take The Measure Of A Man By His Sports Manners - That Is To Say, The Way In Which He Conducts Himself On The Playing Field, Or Even Over A Game Of Chess Or Cards.

Only Institutions That Go About The Old-fashioned Business Of Taking In Deposits From Customer A And Lending Them Out To Customer B Should Be Called Banks. The Rest Should Call Themselves What They Are. 'parlors' Would Be Appropriate, Or 'dens' - Words More Suitable To Venerable Betting Pursuits.