I was trying to do like a spaghetti western but using World War II iconography.

I always knew I wanted to do a Western. And trying to think of what that would be, I always figured that if I did a Western, it would have a lot of the aesthetics of Spaghetti Westerns, because I really like them.

"Dukes of Hazzard" or something you could, you know that, your work is going to be made up of that - episodic television shows. Not that I got many of them, but that was where I - but actually oddly enough though, they were teaching camera terminology at the same time in this acting class, so I actually was able to understand what rack focus and whip pan and all that stuff meant.

I hate The Confederate cause. I've always felt that they are our Nazis and the rebel flag was our swastika.

Critics don't want to see directors they like make too much of a left turn. That's good for criticism.

I don't believe in elitism. I don't think the audience is this dumb person lower than me. I am the audience.

I've always said Thomas Edison invented the movie camera to show people killing and kissing.