I think more and more respect has been accorded to teachers, and quite rightly so.

I think it's appropriate that we simplify, clarify and strengthen, so instead of this nebulousness, we have clarity and authority invested in teachers once more.

Liberalism is, I think, resurgent. One reason is that more and more people are so painfully aware of the alternative.

I think more and more people these days go for the safe option in film making.

Raymond Carver is good. I think he'll be appreciated more and more. He's an easy writer to imitate.

I've been encouraging documentary filmmakers to use more and more humor, and they're loath to do that because they think if it's a documentary it has to be deadly serious - it has to be like medicine that you're supposed to take. And I think it's what keeps the mass audience from going to documentaries.