Every Movie Has Its Own Unique Series

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.

Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose.

I Did Not Want 'battleship' To Be Perceived As An American War Film. I Wanted To Do Everything I Could To Make The Film Accessible To A Global Audience. It Felt Like Bringing An Alien Component To The Film Would Help Take The American Jingoism Out Of It.

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.

Every Movie Has Its Own Unique Series Of Challenges.