“I don't think Cheney started off in 2000 with a burning desire to beco...” — Barton Gellman Quote

“I don't think Cheney started off in 2000 with a burning desire to become vice-president. I think the prospect gradually became more appealing, and he goosed the process.”

“Scott Ritter is a very well-known archetype of a certain U.S. military officer. Very hard talking, very ambitious, zealous, and completely consumed with carrying out his mission. He's a guy who, throughout his career, I would say, did not break rules, but he worked around road blocks.”

“Obama's ascendancy unhinged the radical right, offering a unified target to competing camps of racial, nativist and religious animus.”

“I just have this thing in my head that I want to do serious stories that are still just way too cute and drawn in a really cute, appealing, rounded, childish way, and it's like, I don't know if it makes sense - but it's just something I'm really strongly compelled to do.”

“For me, Bloodshot was the least appealing character that Valiant had. He was so cold.”

“Hollywood has a history of raising expectations beyond Washington's reach, of appealing to the very American desire to mythologize political leaders, particularly the president.”