There's No Hidden Agenda, No Political Agenda

What Kind Of Town Do We Want In The Future, And How Are We Going To Plan On That?

What First Caught My Eye About Rihanna Was An Interview She Did With Diane Sawyer After The Chris Brown Incident, Where She Was Very Articulate, Very Poised, Obviously A Smart Girl Who Talked About A Very Traumatic Experience.

I Was In New York 9/11. Mark's [wahlberg] From Boston, Flew There Immediately After. I Was In Nice Bastille Day When The Truck Drove Through And Killed All These People. It's The New Reality, Unfortunately. The Idea Of Trying To Explore How We Process This Kind Of Event, How We Survive Emotionally, What We Tell Our Kids: That Was The Movie [patriots Day] We Wanted To Make.

I'm Pretty Upfront About My Love And Admiration For The Military. One Of The Perks Of Making Movies Is That You Get To Sort Of Follow Your Own Passions, And I Believe Quite Passionately That We Don't Pay Enough Attention And Respect To Our Veterans. Not Just Our Wounded Veterans, But All Veterans.

It's Always An Interesting Sort Of Adventures That Gets Someone Into A Movie.