There were thousands of posters all over the academy, urging the cadets to go see the movie,

The guidelines are worthless. They're making it up as they go along.

What you have is a lusty and thriving religious intolerance that is objectively manifesting itself in prejudice and discrimination.

I never make a movie for awards consideration. I will use the hope of getting an Academy Award a) to honor the people who work so hard and also b) it's the greatest Good Housekeeping seal in the world. It's the greatest brand. It's as good as Louis Vuitton and Dior in the world of moviemaking. It's the Super Bowl.

Many people spend their health for wealth, and then try to spend their wealth for health.

We didn't care if we were well-liked as long as the movies were good. We served the movie - that was our master at Miramax. In our second incarnation, the movie is still the master but we're getting the same results in more subtle ways.