Not much over £1,000 a month for the private soldier on operations is hardly an impressive figure.
Mike JacksonI think if you look at Hollywood as a whole and the type of content that they put out over the years, it's pretty homogeneous, right? They haven't done a really deep dive into a lot of stories of people of color. I don't want to say that there haven't been attempts, and there has been some great product that has come out over the years, but I think in 2016, we're in a world of struggle. It's not just about race, it's also about the LGBT community too and others.
Mike JacksonA lot of networks don't want to touch controversial subjects, and especially stuff that deals with race and history.
Mike JacksonI think a lot of people think that just because you have a celebrity attached to your company, that all things are easy. I don't have a stat to back this up, but my experience has shown me that more often than not, celebrity production companies fail.
Mike JacksonI understand all the problems for the Ministry of Defence, of course I do; working within a budget and trying to do so many things is not easy.
Mike JacksonWe told them this morning and I think they (reacted) like you would expect. It was a surprise and the reality of this is very sobering for everybody. I don't take this lightly at all not at all.
Mike JacksonThere's just so much negativity that surrounds sub-cultures of people in the USA, and I think the fact that technology has caught up, we're going to capture a lot of these moments and share them with the world.
Mike JacksonMilitary operations cannot be tidy or free of friction - particularly in a coalition whose contributing nations see the campaign through national prisms.
Mike JacksonWell, the U.N. Security Council resolution 1973 is very clear. It says all necessary measures to be taken to protect civilians and civilian areas. I mean, that to me is very clear.
Mike JacksonLook, we're living in a crazy time right now. There's a lot of craziness going on in the world and in the United States in particular.
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