Lincoln believed in the American people.

Documentaries are the first line of education, and the second line of education is dramatization, such as 'The Pacific'.

Making a movie and not directing the little moments is like drinking a soda and leaving the little slurp puddle for someone else.

There's no other way to learn about it, except through documentaries. I encourage documentarians to continue telling stories about World War II. I think documentaries are the greatest way to educate an entire generation that doesn't often look back to learn anything about the history that provided a safe haven for so many of us today. Documentaries are the first line of education, and the second line of education is dramatization, such as The Pacific.

There's a lot of confusion about the political ideologies of both parties [Democrats and Republicans] have switched 180 degrees in 150 years. It just too confusing. Everybody claiming Lincoln as their own. And everybody should claim Lincoln as their own, because he represents all of us, and what he did basically provided the opportunities that all of us are enjoying today.

History opens up new worlds to film-makers all the time.

For one thing, I don't think that anybody in any war thinks of themselves as a hero.