I'm not a part of the political industrial complex.
But there was money before Citizens United, and there will be money after.
It's a good line to say we're going to get money out of politics. I don't know how realistic it is.
I don't have any political agenda. I never have and I never will.
I never say I make documentaries. I say I make television.
The liberalism I was taught was you're supposed to accept everyone. Why shouldn't the people in Fort Wayne, Ind., get their side on NBC News?
No matter how holy and righteous you are, you're still gonna have to kiss up to the billionaire for the check to get yourself elected to change the laws. Even if you're Bernie Sanders.
There are a lot of lonely people on the planet that have a lot of money in their pocket and no place to go on a Friday night.
Power isn't real, and it isn't earned. If you act like you have it, suddenly you're leading everyone. Perception is reality.
For me, if I was walking down the street and saw a politician, I'd cross the street and walk the other way intentionally, just to not have to talk to them.
Income inequality isn't sexy.
Because in this business, as you know, you don't get that many bites at the apple, so I make documentaries for HBO and that's what I do.
People hate politicians, it's really in vogue right now to hate politicians, but we need someone to lead us into the new world economy, we actually need to make decisions and we actually need grownups.
I am not the enemy of tech - I sleep at night with my iPhone on my heart, I'm just as addicted to my devices as every other human walking down the street through a red light in traffic while texting.
I live in Manhattan, and on my block there's a church with a soup line every day. There are a lot of children there.
A lot of communities pretend they don't have homeless and just ignore them or try to make them go away.
I made three campaign movies. When you make one you are constantly being told what to do by press secretaries. I got tired of that. Plus, I'm older now with children. I can't be riding along on a campaign bus.
We like to make the distinction between immigrants we want and immigrants we don't want. They all share one thing, and that's the work ethic.
Everyone learns how to assimilate through watching television. Everyone thinks America is going to be like Hollywood, and when they get here they keep watching TV to find out how to be.
Everyone talks about immigrants taking jobs, but there are a lot of jobs that America needs.
