I'm A Huge Fan Of The Navy.

I've Spent Enough Time With Soldiers To Know That Once They Get To Know You And They Loosen Up And Become Themselves, They Are Some Of The Biggest Hams And Most Charismatic, Cocky, Fun, Humorous Guys I've Ever Met.

I Believe That Anything In This World Is Fair Game For A Creative Exercise.

I Had Great Luck With Tim Mcgraw Twice In 'friday Night Lights' And 'the Kingdom.' I Love Finding Off-beat Casting And Finding Someone You Know In One Way And You Reinvent Them In Another Way. I Like Doing That As A Director.

I'm Much More Collaborative Than I Probably Was When I Was First Starting, Much More Willing To Say, "i Don't Know The Answer To That." I Have Really Talented People And Let Them Do Their Jobs And Not Try To Control Everything As Much As I Did When I Was Starting. I Was A Bit More Insecure.

The Big Fun In Battleship Is That There Are No Current Battleships In The Navy Today. The Battleships Are About 1,000 Feet Long And They Have Huge Guns. They Were What You Saw In Wwii. The Last Battleship That Was Used Was The Missouri, Which Is What The Japanese Surrendered To...