People have forgotten how to tell a story.

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

This is a time when we need to smile more and Hollywood movies are supposed to do that for people in difficult times.

I dont work weekends. Weekends are for my kids. And I have dinner at home every night when Im not physically directing a movie - I get home by six. I put the kids to bed and tell them stories and take them to school the next morning. I work basically from 9.30 to 5.30 and Im strict about that.

I'm always in favor of Israel responding strongly when it's threatened.

When I don't have a story to tell, I'm a terror to live with.

And I may often question choices I make as a producer. But I've never questioned the choices I make as a director.