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The BAFTAs give the British point of view, and the Oscars give the American point of view, but the truth is we're all working in an international industry. ”
International peace and security depend on certain taboos that are easily recognized when they are broken. It can be more important for an intervention to take place because nuclear or chemical or biological weapons are used as opposed to just measuring how many people are killed. ”
For the U.S., as the largest player in the global environment, unintended consequences are magnified. ”
The disappearance of Israel as a Zionist project, through war, cultural exhaustion or demographic momentum, is... plausible... Many Israelis see the demise of the country as not just possible, but probable. ”
Israeli governments cling to the two-state notion because it seems to reflect the sentiments of the Jewish Israeli majority, and it shields the country from international opprobrium even as it camouflages relentless efforts to expand Israel's territory into the West Bank. ”
Russia has always had a global history. Global history is a bummer. You suffer invasions of all different kinds. And Russia was not defended against them. ”
I think the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, first of all, has got to be put into the context of being an American cultural showcase. It's there to be a museum showcase of all that's great about American music. ”
The human genome contains so much data that, it has been calculated, it would fill 43 volumes of Webster's International Dictionary. ”
As a member of the audience, when you see someone from your country working in an international project, your curiosity about that film increases manifold. ”
Gangs Of Wasseypur' had two parts and 200 actors. I didn't think it would be that successful and go to international festivals. These things just happen. You should just do films that you like doing. ”