Stories told backwards often generate a kind of suspense: you're waiting for the final revelation. In Jane Campion's “Two Friends,” the sole revelation was that the two women did not come from the same social background. I was touched by this approach to friendship, which has us reliving the relationship backwards to the point where we almost forget that the two characters are destined to part ways. You're given a space within which to believe in their friendship again.

This was a guy who really loved motorcycles and was very talented in riding them and was also very talented in making them go fast. He also had an interesting philosophy on his life. And it is that philosophy about growing old and having dreams and ambition. The movie is less about motorcycles and more about his philosophy of life.

Cannes Film Fest 2005–The comparison between Grace and Bush is clear. For Bush, if democracy doesn't come quickly enough, it must be put there by force. You can say a lot of nasty things about Bush, but don't you think his heart is in it, and he believes in what he is doing. Why would Bush trick us It's because he thinks things will improve this way. He believes in it, and Grace does too.

First it was a movie, then it was a Broadway musical. Now it's going to be a Broadway musical movie. I think next thing will probably be claymation–Mel Brooks.