I choose material instinctually - at the heart of it are characters that I feel are fresh and original, and allow for an opportunity to, I suppose, e….

What's most galvanizing for me is the opportunity to be topical and relevant and entertaining. That's the holy grail..

Films don't cause violence, people do. Violence defines our existence. To shield oneself is more dangerous than trying to reflect it..

On the other hand, I believe there's hope, because the breakdown and the repair are happening simultaneously..

There's really no difference between what I do and what a male filmmaker might do. I mean we all try to make our days, we all try to give the best pe….

I need to have my hands on the DNA of a film..

I did a pilot for Anything But Love in 1988 that didn't sell..

The Communist regime didn't consider this to be a shining moment in history and assigned no heroism to it. They classified it as merely an accident..

I don't want to be made pacified or made comfortable. I like stuff that gets your adrenaline going..

War's dirty little secret is that some men love it. I'm trying to unpack why, to look at what it means to be a hero in the context of 21st-century co….

One should make morals judgements for oneself..

I can't stand outside myself and be anybody else..

War's dirty little secret is that some men love it..