“We had a much more far-reaching approach, one that communicated that we wanted to put contemporary conditions in a historical context. They were much more open to that.”
“All defense contractors have public affairs departments. They know they appear to be war profiteers to the public. They want to tell you that the bombs they make make war safer for civilians.”
“I think the film was sort of a rock in a storm for Wilton. For me, Wilton was, and is, a force in my coming of age. He opened my eyes to just how textured the thinking has to be about America now, about the grief that Americans feel, the desire for revenge, and not allowing myself to have any kind of distance from that, or ignore it - which is too often the mistake of those who do not - shall we say - concur with policy.”
“By the time I got to him, I felt like I was following an international man of mystery. He was on a boat somewhere in the Bahamas, and I had to get myself out there, which I did, Dramamine and all, to interview him.”
