I had no choice. It was just something that happened. I was always looking for ways to act out, and I got a camera and it acted out for me.

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

I usually do about five cuts as a director. I haven't ever directed a film where I haven't made five passes through the movie, and that takes a long time.

The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.

As a Jew I am aware of how important the existence of Israel is for the survival of us all. And because I am proud of being Jewish, I am worried by the growing anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism in the world.

The age doesn't really matter to me as it seems to matter to other people. A lot of people think that youth or age is the total sum of your knowledge about anything, and it's absolutely untrue. I think I might have even known more five years ago than I do now.

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