I thought Hammond had a great school system, and my classmates were very competitive. I've always done better in math than English, and always been in finance and retail.

I hadn't even thought about it -- you're making me nervous.

Capitalism would have never let me be a filmmaker, living in Flint, Michigan with a high school education. I was going to have to make that happen myself.

I made 'Bowling for Columbine' in the hope the school shootings would stop and that we would address the issue of how easy it is to get a gun in the United States, and tragically, those school shootings continue.

Growing up in the Boroughs, I thought I must be the cleverest boy in the world, an illusion that I was able to maintain until I got to the grammar school.

My three boys are commuting to school from our hotel. Although my son Michael thought it was strange to start first grade twice, I think it's great my [boys] are in school.