Occupation: Film Director Birth: July 4, 1966
The damage that we do in the service of whatever motivates us in life has a direct effect, mostly on our kids..
Being in the moment with these guys was just a profound experience every day, and when we shoot a movie it's actually a very short process, especiall….
I think that's an incredibly overwhelming reality that is really at the basis of how we're going to deal with this. Looking at the film, people will ….
I'm looking into a different actor's eyes every couple days, and I'm learning so much just to see the different processes people go through, and how ….
There's no solutions to prevent corruption because it's the same thing as putting soldiers in an occupation in a foreign territory - there's too much….
Another option, which I think is the thing that makes more sense, is this fact that the police are a reflection of the occupation of certain neighbor….
But the reality is that the police serve a certain function, to maintain a certain status quo, and that's one of the things that the movie is about, ….
I have no idea what the next project will be and if there's a next project. I don't even know if we're all going to be here tomorrow, but I'm pretty ….
The first view is "bad apple." Bad apple is excusable. It's sort of like, something went bad with this man. But the second option is police corruptio….
I think everybody came into it with the understanding that they would go through an experience that is literally not by the book, that is not executi….
I mean, you always hope to have a part on every level, on every layer. For us it was very much a conversation about power and sexuality and brutality….
I enjoy the process of writing collaboration so there's some stuff that already that may happen and then some stuff that I'm initiating that I may wr….
I think you can blame certain police officers for certain behavior, you can blame certain departments for certain behavior, and power and so forth, b….
I think the most emotional part in making the movie and discovering the movie - because it was a process of discovering - is all the scenes with the ….
That's really the big inspiration of this movie. It's really looking at a man who's really showing all the traits and all the characteristics of the ….
It's tough to be an actor and it's tough to portray a real person, and it's tough to play two people adding up to one person..
I think that almost every scene was an exploration - it was never going to be just what’s on the page. So I know I was very lucky - we all were - to ….
So the only problem that you have is actually switch things in the department, changing things, controlling things, putting it maybe under federal su….
All the scenes that have to do with the fact that, at the end of the day, we're all engaged - hopefully some of us - in certain causes and ideals and….
What is reflected in the way this behavior is happening - in the way that minorities are treated, and the way that the incarceration system works, an….
I really feel that actors should really know who they are as characters; they should really study their lines; they should be prepared; but once they….