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I'm an actor who plays an intriguing character, not a political pundit.

I'm not a politician; I'm lucky to be a filmmaker and to be able to express myself through the films I make.

I request the audience to not mix cinema with politics.

I'm not usually attracted to big-budget American films.

I'm very interested in politics, and I feel TV is a more political medium than film.

Indeed it can be argued that to make a powerful film you must care about the subject, therefore powerful films tend to be both political and partisan in nature.

It turns out that it's easier to do politics in a movie. People really don't want it in their TV.

I think if people who are attacking me or against me, if they would just watch one of my films, they would - they may not agree with me politically on all the things I'm saying. But they will know at the end of the film that I love this country and that I have a heart. And they'll have a good laugh throughout the film.

When I make a film, I'm not doing it purely for political reasons. If I just wanted to do that, I'd run for office.