Just because we live in a Christian era doesn't mean we're all Christian, necessarily.

The worst nightmare I ever had about Vietnam was that I had to go back. I woke up in a sweat, in total terror.

I think a lot of people misunderstand what I'm doing, because my films are not easy sometimes. They do deserve a second viewing. I think they get misunderstood easily.

Each actor requires a different language.

You're not a historian, but most historians will tell you that they make very discrete judgment as to what facts to omit in order to make their book into some shape, some length that can be managed.

I'm trying to understand my life. The one that I've experienced.

From '45, the moment Franklin Roosevelt dies, we're running ratlines with the Germans, helping Nazis escape.