I don't want to make a half-assed film. It's not my area of expertise.

Concepts of integrity and heroism and honor are still important to the world today. Some people behave well, and some people behave badly.

Anyone can relate to suffering in this world.

I wish that George W. Bush had gone to Vietnam, because he would have seen history in a different light. He would've experienced it in a different light because I don't think he understood the nature of war.

I think any filmmaker will tell you when they wandered from theater to theater to watch their prints, it was disheartening to see the poor levels of light and the disrespect for films that existed in certain theater chains. It was always inconsistent.

I am a storyteller, and I do love ideas.

People are still living in the moment, and they feel the passion of now.