When we went to war at the Falklands, Buck Kernan had to shake each man's hand as we boarded a boat for war.

I was a section commander in the parachute regiment [in the British army].

The first time I learned I could sell myself was when I convinced a wealthy American family to give me a job as a nanny. Childcare. Totally unqualified. But I learned to be ready for anything. And that I can adapt. That I can become the best diaper changer.

In the steel-and-glass society that we live in, the value system would be that the lawyer, with the Mercedes and the fine suit and the Ivy League education, was more valued than the minority without the education. But on the island, the rules are changed. It's the person who can make a fire or who can make friends. A kind human soul is valued.

When we went to war at the Falklands, Buck Kernan had to shake each man's hand as we boarded a boat for war.

A movie is a miracle, even if it turns out to be a disappointment.

In the British military system, there is a very strict chain of command. Americans just want to win, and the correct strategy may be to speak directly to the men.