OK, but were you disappointed this morning?

Oh, of course. I wish that "Cold Mountain" definitely had got a best picture nomination, but I was thrilled we got 15 nominations. That blew me away. I mean, had we gotten two nominations and "Cold Mountain" didn't get it, fine. But Jude [Law, for best actor] got nominated, Renée [Zellweger, best supporting actress] got nominated. You know, I've been doing this so long that it's like being a basketball team. You know, were the Chicago Bulls [disappointed] the year they didn't get the championships? We're still at the top of our game, the top of the list. So yeah. You want it all, but you know what? You can't have it all. [A child's voice interrupts in the background.] My daughter can't put the car seat up, she's 6. I think that's more important than nominations.

Before you go. It has been reported that you have a temper ...

You're kidding.

Nope. But already this morning there were jokes circulating about your potentially explosive response to not receiving "Cold Mountain" nominations. One blog advised: "Attention Miramax employees, I suggest your ass calls sick this morning because Harv is gonna be PISSED." So for the record: Were you pissed? Did you have a tantrum?

You know, today it was ...

[Here, Weinstein was cut off by Miramax senior vice president of corporate communications and government relations Matthew Hiltzik, who says: I can answer as an eyewitness. Of course I've never seen Harvey have a tantrum before so I might not have known it if I'd seen it, but I can honestly tell you that today there was real satisfaction about "City of God," about Jude and Renée getting nominations, and all the smaller movies. He was still really appreciating the classy act by ("LOTR" director) Peter Jackson the other night (at the Golden Globes) when he gave Harvey thanks for being there at the beginning. That after-party you could just see how humbled Harvey was -- to hear that. That's not usually a word that people associate with Harvey, but honestly what it was, and I think it carried over to today." Weinstein continues ... ]

I will say to you that the last two years, I'm on my own streak. I haven't had an incident or an outburst. If I can make it next year, I'm going for three ...

It's been two years in a row I have been on a low-carbohydrate diet. I find that sugar excited my system, We discovered two years ago, unfortunately, I admitted this recently, that I was a diabetic who ignored it. I didn't know how insulin affects the adrenalin glands. Two years of low carbs, 37 pounds, on my way to 40, thinner ... Today I walked in happy, in a good mood. Tomorrow I'm gonna be happy, in a good mood, too. But I promise you the first reaction, first outburst I have I'll tell you.

Will you be watching the primary results tonight?

I think Edwards is going to come in second. I know everybody thinks I'm crazy, but I just think that, you know, John Kerry has been really strong, but Edwards has been doing an interesting job of listening. Not that I'm interested in Democratic politics.

Is he your horse?

No! None of them are right now. I'm just going to support the candidate of the party, but I just want to see a dialogue in this country and I want these primaries to have that dialogue and then choose the candidate who can win.

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