I was trying to find out what happened in my lifetime, because I was an older man. We lived through two terms of George Bush, and I was wondering, "Is he an exception to the rule, or he is a continuation? What is driving all these wars? What is driving this attitude of aggressiveness and militarism?" I got my answer - and it was a shocking answer. I found is this whole strain of history, this whole school has been denied by the media. It is a bizarre blindness, because we are such an intelligent country. It's bizarre that we can't get our own history straight.

Coming Home had been made before and Apocalypse Now and Deer Hunter, different kinds of movies.

Conspiracy nut, leftist, madman. These are terms of dismissal so you don't have to listen to the argument. It would be healthier and more fun to hear what someone has to say.

I do believe that movies are subject to a million interpretations.

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

If you make the movie from your heart and it stands over time, that's what matters to me.

There's an electrical thing about movies.