The Communist regime didn't consider this to be a shining moment in history and assigned no heroism to it. They classified it as merely an accident.

What's most galvanizing for me is the opportunity to be topical and relevant and entertaining. That's the holy grail.

Films don't cause violence, people do. Violence defines our existence. To shield oneself is more dangerous than trying to reflect it.

It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie; the important thing is that you either respond to it or you don't.

I'd love to just think of myself as a filmmaker, and I wait for the day when the modifier can be a moot point.

I really look for peak experiences and dramatic material that can allow peak experiences.

I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going.