I Don't Like Alien Films Where You

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.

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.

Be Really Picky With Your Hiring, And Hire The Absolute Best People You Possibly Can. People Are The Most Important Component Of Almost Every Business, And Attracting The Best Talent Possible Is Going To Make A Huge Difference.

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

I've Been A Big Believer In Musicians Turned Actor, Going Back To Sinatra Winning The Oscar For 'from Here To Eternity.' David Bowie In 'man Who Fell To Earth,' Kris Kristofferson's Been Great In A Bunch Of Films. Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Mariah Carey, I Thought Was Great In 'precious.