Life Is Good. Football Is Better.

To Me, Football Is Very Personal. Even As A Kid, I Looked At Football In Dramaturgical Terms. It Wasn't The Score That Interested Me, It Was The Struggle.

That Helped Us Nurture Not Only The Game's Traditions But To Develop Its Mythology: America's Team, The Catch, The Frozen Tundra.

If You Can Show Something As Complicated As Two People Falling In Love With Just Music And Camera Angles, Well, Just Think About What You Can Do With Football.

I Never Thought Of What I Was Doing As A Way To Sell The Nfl. I Was Making Movies About A Sport That I Loved, About Players And Coaches That I Respected. I Wanted To Convey My Love Of The Game Through Film. And Most Artists Convey Their Love Through Art. And My Art And My Love Was Expressed Through Film.

I Was Kicked Out Of School One Year For Streaking.