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...Don?t know about that. I am not certain that the sight of Segal?s thingy adds greatly to the gaiety of nations. And it???s possible that this hoo-ha will distract us from the fact that this is not a bad little comedy. People tend to focus on the raunchy premises of Apatow?s work (he produced the film, and Segel, director Nicholas Stoller and some of the actors are veteran collaborators), while ignoring the qualities that made movies like The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Superbad such mighty hits, which is a certain wistfulness...
...Morgan Spurlock: You know, I think for me it???s just one of those questions in this post-9/11 world that a lot of people wonder. For me, it was 2005 when ?we just got into a second term of the presidency. The war in Iraq had now been going on for two years. I think another tape came out somewhere around then, or a video, and suddenly on every news station people were saying, "Why hasn?t this guy been brought to justice?" "Why haven?t we found him?" "Where in the world is Osama bin Laden...
...think that once we hit the road and started going from country to country, you start to get a bigger picture that it???s not just about this guy, that there are so many other things that are out there, that finding this one guy isn?t going to change every other thing that has led to this guy existing...
...think that the movie is a fantastic look at the state of the world today. I think it???s a funny movie. I think it???s very entertaining. It???s not a history lesson. You don?t feel like you?re being fed spinach. I?m a fan of not making movies that taste like spinach. I think we?ll see when it opens, but I think that people are looking to have a little fun with a little bit of education to it. Not that I think this is bad education. I think this is a great primer. It?...
...that exists within the world and has an impact on the public psyche suddenly becomes a part of entertainment or pop culture in some ways. It kind of starts to find its way into the vernacular or into the films and TV shows that are being made. I think it???s inevitable. It happened with Vietnam. It happened with World War II. It happened with Hitler. These things just work their way into the media because they are a huge influence on how people think, how they feel, what they believe. Some of the people turn their backs...