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I think American cinema, particularly, has become so disposable. It's not even cinema, It's just moviemaking.

I'm generally pessimistic about the dumbing down of America - especially with summer movies.

But it's just that the whole country is making generally lousy films these days and has been for quite a while. That's the big problem that we all have to think about.

Hollywood films have become a cesspool of formula and it's up to us to try to change it... I feel like a preacher! But it's really true. I feel personally responsible for the future of American cinema. Me personally.

It's like everybody is obsessed with Hollywood movies worldwide. And even though everybody hates the Americans, they're still watching American movies.

I think there's a fear of difference in American cinema.

You go overseas and people are oppressed and scared and worried but we're not like that... we're more like my films and how people come out at the end of seeing them - they feel good.

I'm less comfortable making American movies because I don't know them so well.

I think as an American society, when we're paying too many taxes or dealing with war, we don't want to see sad things at the movies.

I don't think we're living in great times for movies, to tell you the truth.