What scares me most about the media is that so many of them don't realize that by presenting and highlighting certain issues, opinions, and perspectives over others, they can manipulate and control people's beliefs in subtle ways.
Oliver StoneI 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.
Oliver StoneEvery day that you get up, it's some kind of victory if you're making a good product, or working on a project that can only help mankind.
Oliver StoneI think you should do rehearsal and work at it, but when the camera rolls, you should be ready. Try to make it good the first time.
Oliver StoneI will come out with my interpretation. If I'm wrong, fine. It will become part of the debris of history, part of the give and take.
Oliver StoneWall Street is a huge issue. And it's controlling our lives today with this so-called election - we really have no choice. We're really just onlookers. The national surveillance state has not been debated by any candidates, Democratic or Republican. Our wars, our repeated wars - our new war in Syria has not been brought up because everyone agrees essentially that we have to continue doing what we're doing. And maybe even now go back to Libya.
Oliver Stone