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.

If you want to know about my politics, the only way to do that is to look at my work.

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

I'm a believer in belief. Faith is something that works - it causes people to do things, it has results. It's an intangible, indefinable, very real thing. And it moves people, sometimes to atrocity. And sometimes to survival.

In the political world, the only position I have is voter. I'm not a spokesman for anything.

Partnerships are good engines for narrative.