I'm A Huge Fan Of The Navy.

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'm Much More Collaborative Than I Probably Was When I Was First Starting, Much More Willing To Say, "i Don't Know The Answer To That." I Have Really Talented People And Let Them Do Their Jobs And Not Try To Control Everything As Much As I Did When I Was Starting. I Was A Bit More Insecure.

Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose.

Hollywood Is Not Stupid, Contrary To Popular Belief; It's Really A Lot Of Intelligent People Trying To Figure Things Out.

I Think The Biggest Challenge Was Being Aware Of A Certain Audience That Was Going To See This Film [lone Survivor]. There's A Big Difference From A Typical Movie, Journalists And Critics And Film Goers That Go See It Find That, That's The General Experience You Have As A Filmmaker. So That Just Kind Of Proves My Point That There's A Really Different Audience.