More Michael Moore

Fashion has never been filmmaker Michael Moore's forte, but when the director of "Bowling for Columbine" walked into the Globe yesterday wearing a pair of black gym shorts, we were puzzled. Moore immediately apologized, explaining to a roomful of discerning journos that he'd planned to change at the hotel, but his plane sat forever on the tarmac. No matter. Moore, whose new film, "Capitalism: A Love Story," opens Friday, took a seat and parried with reporters, editors, and publisher Steve Ainsley for over an hour. Here are a few highlights:

Moore on Joe Wilson, the congressman who yelled "You lie!" during President Obama's speech: "I reject the simplistic comparison with him. I never uttered the words 'I hate George W. Bush,' and I never would.

Moore on conservative talk-show hosts Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly: "(Beck) said 'I think I'm capable of actually killing Michael Moore.' O'Reilly said he's generally against the death penalty unless it applies to Michael Moore...That's why I have to travel with security. I have to put up with craziness that they stir up with that kind of talk. You wouldn't want to have my life at this point."

Moore on old-school documentaries: "It felt Castor oil, like 'You should know this.'...I set out to make the anti-documentary."

Moore on the decline of newspapers: "Daily papers and their corporate owners have slit their own throats. I'm tired of the Internet being blamed for this. Europe still has daily papers, and I've heard they have the Internet there."

Caption: (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)