“I don't think I would describe my sense of humor. Doesn't sound like the kind of thing I'd do.”

“I want to make movies about my country from my point of view.”

“I don't direct movies for a living.”

“I've made some bad movies. And I really enjoyed it!”

“I have worked on very good movies that have been buried, and I've worked on some resounding mediocrities that have been paraded through the marketplace like they were masterpieces.”

“If military movies were automatically successful we'd make nothing but military movies. But seriously, patriotism is one thing that all Americans have in common.”

“Tommy Lee Jones is hilarious. I would say, if you look at the body of his work, the character he is most like is the one in 'The Fugitive.' That's how he talks and jokes. That is the type of energy he has.”