I Don't Like Alien Films

There's No Hidden Agenda, No Political Agenda [in Patriots Day]. The Only Politics We Were Really Talking About Was The Politics Of Community, The Politics Of Social Love.

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.

It's Always Funny To Me How Your Movie Becomes No Longer Yours And People Interpret It How They Want And React How They Want To React To It, And It's Fun To Kind Of Watch That Happen.

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.

I Try To Preload As Little As I Can. I Like To Come To The Set With Minimal Preparation.