I wanted to do a political film that is as nonpartisan as can be, because I wanted to do a story that was American. I wanted to tell an American tragedy.

We think we know what's right. With excessive pride comes blindness.

You'd be surprised how many writers, or how many actors, if they miss a paycheck or two, they've got nothing. As a writer or an actor you can have four or five jobs in one year and then have none for two years.

United States could be a great country. It needs to be a great country. It's our responsibility as citizens to make that happen, every single one of us.

There are very few guys like me. I make a lot of money. I didn't always.

The hope is what America represents to the world and has always represented - the hope for a better life and a better world. We have a duty to protect and support that hope with not just our words, but with our deeds.

This is our fault. My fault as much as the next man's, because even if I was against the war, I didn't do enough to stop it.