Bryan [Cranston] created something completely unique, that was earned by its authenticity. That's what gave us the license to push it a bit..

I love Dr. Evil [from Austin Powers] as a walking, talking, narcissistic manifestation of everything screwed up about human existence - his desire to….

One of the series of decisions that the great screenwriter John McNamara made was about who to depict. [Ronald] Reagan had a role in HUAC, he was a f….

The success of the second 'Austin Powers' caught us by surprise a little bit. We had decided not to do even a second one, unless the audience wanted ….

There is an energy in the USA that will have to be dealt with, will have to be acknowledged and coped with. There are people who feel that they've lo….

I just always look for stuff that has a character-driven thing..

[Lyndon Baines ] Johnson is a big and larger-than-life guy, we just tried to give him the dynamic range that he actually had..

It was a way to try and shut down what the unions were negotiating for, like better hours and pay. [Dalton] Trumbo and his friends joined the Communi….

Once you're a public figure, there's a certain amount of privacy you do give up..

Mini-Me was the pint sized clone that was the perpetuation of Dr. Evil's own legacy [in Austin Powers]. That concept earned the sequel..

Even modern wars are fought like revenge tales from some petty grievance..

John Wayne was never shy about that fervor, but because he was never overly zealous about his politics, and of course his status as a movie, he was e….

Dalton Trumbo was constantly criticizing the membership [in the Communist Party], and was opposite to being a loyalist..

Dalton Trumbo actually was [ a hypocrite], because he liked his wealth, which was against the grain of being a Communist. I put title cards at the he….

When we did the first sequel [of the Austin Powers] , it was on coattails of the first one doing so well when it was released on video, so we really ….

The commentary track became a lot like the movie and there are some funny, long, awkward pauses that you can tell we're just trying to find stuff to ….

From our perspective now, there is a not a huge understanding about the totalitarian Communism that Soviet Russia practiced during the 1950s - it was….

[ Dalton Trumbo] always said he fought so many fights, all seemingly different, but all about the concepts of fairness and justice..

The first thing we noticed was how flamboyant [Dalton] Trumbo was in real life..

I don't stay in the genre because I just like all stories that have a smart hook in them and I can find a comic way through if it's a comedy or a sus….

I always had a respect and an admiration for people who got into politics. I certainly have always been interested in law and political science..