We are living in complex, difficult times and I wanted Syriana to reflect this complexity in a visceral way, to embrace it narratively. There are no …

- Stephen Gaghan

The average development time for a Hollywood movie is nine years. Nine years for a studio film. And a lot of what you do is abstract.

- Stephen Gaghan

I think the War on Terror has succeeded in creating more terror, more terrorists, a less safe America, and a less safe world.

- Stephen Gaghan

War and, apparently, hurricanes are very good for the oil business. But I've got to believe at a certain point, as a nation, we're going to go in a d…

- Stephen Gaghan

Starting in 98 when I was researching Traffic, I got to meet really serious people in Washington, which for a screenwriter was kind of a great gift. …

- Stephen Gaghan

I came to Hollywood originally writing comedy and writing satire.

- Stephen Gaghan

As I got into my teens, I started reading better books, beginning with the Beats and then the hippie writers, people like Wallace Stegner up in North…

- Stephen Gaghan

When I moved to Los Angeles, I wrote spec screenplays. I was really poor, and I thought I was just gonna do this for a while to make a little money s…

- Stephen Gaghan

It's rare in Hollywood to get the chance to work on something that you actually care about. The tragedy of the place is all these talented people try…

- Stephen Gaghan