I Like Films That Are About Two

I Wanted To Do A Naval Film And I Flirted With Different Ideas, Most Of Which Ended Up Being Too Intense. So When The Idea Of 'battleship' Was First Suggested, I Was Instantly Drawn To The Challenge - Could I Invent A Movie Around The Idea Of Five Ships Fighting Five Ships?

I Have A Tradition Of Working With Actors, Over And Over Again. I've Worked With Jason Bateman, Over And Over Again. You Get To Know An Actor, And You Get A Certain Trust And A Comfort, And You Become Really Good Friends, And You Feel Like You've Got A Short-hand.

You Know To Me, Being A Good Actor, The Most Important Quality Is You've Got To Love To Play, And To Just Be Open To Anything.

Truth Is, We Offered It To Tom Hanks, Which Pretty Much Every Movie In America Does, But Tom Passed. Billy Bob Said That Hanks Recently Called And Said He's Voting For All Of Us For Oscars, He Loved The Film.

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.