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" If you find yourself in a movie that you have questions about, it's not a compromise to your integrity. "

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" Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed me out. "

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" It's certainly a lot more difficult to get a project made if you're talking about something progressive. That's just the nature of the industry. "

" I don't view myself as a political leftie. I view myself as a storyteller who is fair to both sides. "

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" I like Spike Lee a lot. He's incredibly gifted and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as a filmmaker. "

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