His public persona dictates that he's the life of the party -- which he is -- and that he's all about fun -- which he is.

A film like 'Good Night And Good Luck,' you make that for $7 million because you know it's a black-and-white film, and it's not an easy sell. If you make it for $7 million, then everybody can have a chance to make a little bit of money, and you get to make the film you want to make.

When you look at a film like 'The Ides of March' or 'Good Night, and Good Luck' even, those are really contained pictures.

But it took a Murrow, because Murrow had an audience unlike any of these other guys.

Writing a screenplay is like writing a big puzzle, and so the hardest part, I think, is getting the story.

'Monuments Men' is a movie... I don't want to say for grown-ups, because some young folks could appreciate it, too. But if you're expecting 'Transformers,' you're going to be disappointed.