“I created my own concept art and went in and did a 90-minute presentation that cost me a lot of money.And, the great thing is though, when I got the job, they had to buy all of it from me, because one of the set pieces in the middle of the movie was the scene I wrote, and they needed to own everything because a lot of it ended up being the movie we made, so I got all my money back. I was committed. I was going to outspend every competing director.” ArtSceneCommittedGreat ThingsCompeting Author:Scott Derrickson
“I write both, as you know, dozens of ecological and social scientific and historical works, dozens of novels. It's hard to describe a novel that grapples with the horrors of World War II as anything but grueling. But Codex Orféo is somehow...well, I hope, riveting for readers. Deeply provocative. Cinematic in a nearly surreal sense.” WorldWritingWarNovelHorrorHistoricalWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War ISurrealEcologicalProvocative Author:Michael Tobias
“The Holocaust most assuredly challenges any and all faith in God. Faith in humanity. Faith in nature. Faith in the future. I don't "tell" young people anything. I ask them to consider many things, particularly, their assumptions regarding their natural obligations to be loving towards all living beings. Many of my works - both literary and film - are fictional, like Codex Orféo. And that's because the genre has always allowed me to suggest things that are opinions, spiritual impulses and intuitions, not necessarily provable.” PeopleFilmSpiritualHumanityNaturalChallengesOpinionIntuitionObligationImpulseAssumptionHolocaustFaith In God Author:Michael Tobias
“Poetry, song, stories, art, our reverence for nature, are key to our survival as a species, and to the survival of all species, I believe. You can't always extract such emphatic hunches and activist stances from a scientific maxim or mathematical axiom.” BelieveArtSongI BelieveSurvivalMathematicalActivistReverence Author:Michael Tobias
“Codex Orféo is something you won't see coming at you, but it does. It's all about kindness to other species, and to one another. If we can work that out, the world will take care of herself.” WorldCareKindnessTake Care Author:Michael Tobias
“No one who has followed politics for the last decade thinking about August like quiet month for politics. There are no more quiet times or slow periods. None. Which, frankly, makes it a very good time to be a political writer.” ThinkingPoliticalQuietVery GoodGood TimesQuiet Time Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“I don't think Donald Trump is going to lose by 15 points to Hillary Clinton or even 10. The country still feels too polarized for that to happen.” ThinkingCountryClinton Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“I am not sure we are going to see Republican Members endorsing Hillary Clinton. I think we will see plenty say they can't vote for Donald Trump. That doesn't mean they vote for her. They could either not vote, vote for the Libertarian ticket or write someone in.” ThinkingWritingMeanRepublicanVoteClintonLibertarianPlentyNot Sure Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“I voted for Barack Obama twice but I found his rather strong statements about Donald Trump a little unseemly, kind of thought that he ought to stay above the fray so to speak. Is it just me who feels like this was a little out of bounds or is this good politics since his approval ratings are pretty high?” KindSpeakStrongBarackFray Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“I was very surprised Barack Obama called Donald Trump "unfit to serve" during a press conference with the prime minister of Singapore. That is the sort of full-weight-of-the-presidency thing that I don't necessarily expect from Obama. So, why did he do it? I think he not only genuinely dislikes Trump but believes Trump would be dangerous as the commander-in-chief.” ThinkingBelieveDangerousBarackDislike Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza