Blue jeans and Hollywood and rock & roll won the cold war.

The story of America is necessarily one of progress because if it's not than it's a stale story where we have not risen above Klansmen.

I love the bullshit morning shows. They're so stupid but I love them.

British films are all "room with a view and a staircase and a pond."

We're a leader sure, but still a member of the global community. And that's true and important and when America acts like its worst self on the global stage is when we forget that.

Nietzsche said that everyone tells themselves the story of their life. That's true about countries, too. We're constantly telling ourselves the American story.

Nationality was - and is - far less a divide than age... because "everything is global, man!"

Dwelling on the past only defeated her chances for changing the future.

And I'm no quitter, but I'm tired of fighting.

Character imperfection is the important thing to keep them from being superheroes.

In no other profession are the penalties for employing untrained personnel so appalling or so irrevocable as in the military.

Love letters are supposed to be private. [Eva Braun] was very secretive about all that.

There's nothing routine about 'Boardwalk Empire.' It's like being in some secret society where they call you up and tell you where to go: 'Meet us at the corner of such and so.'

You only need a few good stocks in your lifetime. I mean how many times do you need a stock to go up ten-fold to make a lot of money? Not a lot.

Consistency is necessary, but its not sufficient to make it to a level that breaks you out in front of everyone else.

Anytime you play a finalist it's going to be a challenge.

It is quite untrue that British people don't appreciate music. They may not understand it but they absolutely love the noise it makes.