For some individuals - some soldiers, some contractors - combat provides a kind of purpose and meaning beyond which all else potentially pales in comparison.

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.

I need to have my hands on the DNA of a film.

On the other hand, I believe there's hope, because the breakdown and the repair are happening simultaneously.

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.

There's really no difference between what I do and what a male filmmaker might do. I mean we all try to make our days, we all try to give the best performances we can, we try to make our budget, we try to make the best movie we possibly can.

I can't stand outside myself and be anybody else.