I've discovered I've got this preoccupation with ordinary people pursued by large forces.

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.

When I grow up, I still want to be a director.

One of the gratuities about being a director is that you can volunteer yourself out of difficult details.

The Japanese had a very strong belief in Bushido, death before dishonour. They were fighting for their country; they were the aggressors in World War II.

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

For the most part, everybody who fights in war fights to survive.