Q; Which is the legacy of the Bush administration that most concerns you?

A; "This man has left us with a legacy of three wars -- the war in Iraq, in Afghanistan and the war on terror -- and the policy of the pre-emptive strike. These are all very dangerous things in terms of foreign policy.

"Internally he has assumed privileges for the executive that were never taken in such extremity before or over such a long period. He has violated laws and not enforced laws that he did not agree with."

Q; Why didn't you make this movie four years ago, when President Bush was running for re-election?

A: "We did not have the information. The 2000-2003 period (of the Bush presidency) was a veiled Orwellian masterpiece, where they closed off all documents and fired anyone in the inner circle who talked to the press. This guy was infallible for three years. It was only in about 2004-2005 that this was starting to come out. Without all the investigative reporters, where would we be?"

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All well and good, as Stone launches his new film 'W', but how many people like Oliver Stone films? The guy has won 3 Oscars and 3 Golden Globes, so he must be doing something right, or have a lot of good friends. I had to switch off both Nixon and JFK as too long and too boring - what happened to the producer? - even The Doors was just very pedestrian. Perhaps his politics just gets in the way of a good film.

Had a look at Oliver Stone's Filmography and the one film I enjoyed as a film, without being bludgeoned with the director's personal views, was Wall Street. I'm sure he has many fans, but as a director he leaves me stone cold.