I'm Just A Big Old Nerd.

Every Time I Make A Movie, I'm Prepared For It To Become Influential And Career-defining - But I Have No Control Over These Things.

I Was A Serious Kid To An Absurd Degree. I Was Overwhelmed With Responsibility. You Know, Trying To Play Grown Up. I Overdid It.

There Is Real Honor In Being A Total Goofball

Growing Up In New York With Artist Parents - A Very Liberal Environment, Where We Were Always Encouraged To Challenge The Status Quo - I Think For A Long Time I Confused Jingoism With Patriotism. And That Is A Mistake.

Oliver Stone's Strategy Is To Unnerve The Actors So As To Make Them Alert And Alive.