There was a widespread indignation in the American media. They were saying, How can you make a movie during an election thats about politics? What are you doing? Are you trying to influence peoples lives? To which my response was, Well, I hope so. – John Sayles
How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and iconography of your own culture and all the worlds main religions? – Polly Toynbee
