If We Don't Tell Our Own Stories,

Every Film Is A Political Act; It's How You See The World.

Americans Are Not Used To Being Bombed In Their Beds, But If You Come From Anywhere Outside America, It's Not Highly Unusual.

Creative Freedom Is An Imperative For Me, But It Doesn't Really Exist In A Hollywood Game.

I Know What It's Like To Be In One Place And Dream Of Another. I Also Know What It's Like To Feel That Nostalgia Is A Fairly Useless Thing Because It Is Stasis.

They Say Now In America That Final Cut Doesn't Mean Anything. As Harvey Weinstein Said To Some Film-maker, 'you Can Have Final Cut. I'll Open Your Film In Arkansas.'