Divisive Opinions Quotes

'Ghost World' was such an incredibly difficult episode to find the right tone for. I remember at the time it was very divisive because some people hated it - they thought it was cheesy and hokey - and I loved it. When I saw it, I cried my head off, and I was so happy.

Look, there's no place and no point in public life, in any life, for a lot of the things Scott Lively says and believes.

This is a mournful discovery. 1)Those who agree with you are insane 2)Those who do not agree with you are in power.

I'd much rather insult people and make 'em angry. Donnie Darko's very controversial. Not all of my friends like it. Honestly, it's almost become a test for me. If somebody says they don't like Donnie Darko, I think, "Oh, I don't know you as well as I thought I did."

Free speech is not just free speech for people you admire. It's also for people who you think of as reprehensible.

In my career, my movies tend to polarize critics.

There are two kinds of people, there's those who like Johnny Cash, and those that will.

I've always felt that if something is polarizing, that's usually the stuff I like the most. If something is taking a chance and is willing to be weird, that's my favorite thing. I know there's somebody out there who hates it.

I think I'm always very naïve. With 'Kill Your Darlings' and 'Horns', I'm like, "Why wouldn't everybody love this?" But I guess it's going to divide people in some ways. But if you're willing to go with it and suspend your disbelief, you're going to get something amazing and something unlike anything else.

Michael Moore, whether you like him or hate him, has done something very important.

People will love or hate 'Satta' and 'Stumped.' But they cannot ignore them.