Coming out of the '60s and the Vietnam War in America, it was commonplace for people to make films that had relevance to them. And since the '70s, cinema has gone almost entirely in the direction of spectacle and escapism and superhero films.
What remains constant for me, during the last 15 years, has been the conviction that the cold war was a calamity for the entire world, and that it can be justified by no consideration of theory, nor by any supposed national interest.
The primary theory embraced by the Bush administration to justify its War on Terror policies was that the 'battlefield' is no longer confined to identifiable geographical areas, but instead, the entire globe is now one big, unlimited 'battlefield.'
Since 2006, when the Second Lebanon War killed perhaps 2,000 Lebanese, many of them civilians, and led to the destruction of an entire section of Beirut, the northern border has been absolutely quiet.
The secret of long life is double careers. One to about age sixty, then another for the next thirty years.
I follow Elle Fanning's career. I really like to follow actors who are a similar age to me. Just to see what they're up to.
It's really difficult to maintain a credible career as you jump from age group to age group and suddenly you're not the flavor of the month anymore; you're not in demand.
The '80s were about trying to establish myself as an actor with a career. And being a teenager enjoying the fruits of being successful with lots of what I think is appropriate for that age.
My career as an actor started when I was six years old, taking dancing lessons. Then I started getting paid jobs to dance at the age of seven.
Surely being a Professional Beauty - let alone an ageing one - is one of the most insecure and doomed careers imaginable.
Getting 'SNL' was pretty amazing, so just to be able to have an eight-year career there and be really happy with everything I did, it was pretty big.
I've been able to go on and have a successful career on Broadway and certainly the last five years in Las Vegas have been amazing.
Are you single?” inquired − rather bluntly − the email titled “Career Opportunity.
I wanted to have a political career. I thought studying political science would be the best way to achieve it.
If you can build your career around your passions, then you're winning in life; that's one of the best things you can ask for.
You have got to attract the brightest and the best, but the brightest and best won't stay unless they see real career options.
Sinatra was the biggest influence on my life, my singing career. And rightly so. I mean he was the best singer ever.
The best career advice to give to the young is, 'Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it.'
Fortunately, I grew up in a family that was grounded. My mother and father knew how to guide my career and look out for my best interests.
'High School Musical' is definitely the best thing that's happened to my career and I walked away with great friends from it.
The prevailing structures of personal reputation and career advancement mean the biggest rewards often follow the flashiest work, not the best.
