I grew up in New York, and I have that in me, that be-honest-at-all-costs, don't b.s. me attitude. I say, If you've got something to say about me, say it to my face. And then we'll either talk about it or fight about it.

In this time when a citizenry applauds the liberation of a country as it lives in fear of its own freedom, when people all over the country fear reprisal if they use their right to free speech, it is time to get angry. It is time to get fierce.

I love iconoclasts. I love individuals. I love people that are true to themselves, whatever the cost.

It's certainly a lot more difficult to get a project made if you're talking about something progressive. That's just the nature of the industry.

You should never try irony or self-effacing humour.

Toy Soldiers was my introduction to film. I certainly didn't think I was doing art by any stretch of the imagination.

There are a great number of Republicans who are economically conservative but have hearts and a consciousness about their country.