Sometimes it's better to have a benign dictator than a dumb democracy, to be honest.
The great thing about being young and dumb is that you don't know what you can't do.
The drummer is stereotypically the dumb guy. Maybe that's why I always respect drummers who do more than drum.
I actually feel most at home when I find people who make me feel really dumb, who are brilliant at their particular things. And then I gather these people, put them in a room, and watch incredible things come out of it.
A lot of dumb pictures have made a lot of money, but that doesn't mean they're going to be anything cinema students will revel over in the future.
I like animal sidekicks. They seem to be a pretty cool trope of post-apocalyptic fiction - just because if you're going to have this lone protagonist, they're going to need someone to talk to. Dogs are overused, and cats are dumb. So that leaves monkeys.