Reality television has borrowed so much from the world of politics, whether it’s alliances or voting or the kind of strategizing that’s done. Anything like that came from politics well before it came from reality television. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
If I had to name my favorite media personality, it would be a tie between Jon Stewart and Trey Parker/Matt Stone. Honest, wise, funny, and right. Sam Sifton was right up there when he was writing food criticism for the ‘New York Times.’ R. J. Cutler Read Quote
On some level, you could say you wouldn’t have ‘In Style Magazine’ at all had Anna Wintour not decided to put celebrities on the cover of ‘Vogue’ from her earliest years as Editor in Chief. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
We hope the stories of the 14 kids in ‘American High’ provide something for many people to relate to. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
No matter how much you’ve done before, you wonder if there will be a light at the end of this particular tunnel. It’s the nature of the beast, and it’s a part of what compels us. Every movie is a new lesson you learn making your way through it. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
There is a fundamental notion at the core of American identity that, in this country, any little boy or girl can grow up to be president. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
I grew up on Long Island, and from as early as I can remember, as far back as first grade, I had two real passions – one of them was putting on plays, and the other was journalism. I was directing plays and editing school papers from first grade on, all the way through college. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
Cheney refers to his vice presidency… as one of the most consequential vice presidencies in American history. And it clearly was. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that ‘The War Room’ and ‘A Perfect Candidate’ are films that have been consistently shown and available for rental for 20 years. These are films that are more about the moment in which they were filmed: they also have a great deal to say about larger issues about who we are as a country. R. J. Cutler Read Quote
