But I suppose film is distinctive because of its nature, of its being able to cut through time with editing.

With television, the image has been degenerated, no question. With the internet, commercials... people are much too cynical about image. It's stale. And all over the world, not just America.

I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and totally horrifying, and the consequences are serious.

We're all divided, but some of us have children, and we are invested in the future and would like to see good things happen.

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.

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

In digital, you can maintain the quality.