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I Think Violence In A Cinematic Context Can Be, If Handled In A Certain Way, Very Seductive.

War's Dirty Little Secret Is That Some Men Love It. I'm Trying To Unpack Why, To Look At What It Means To Be A Hero In The Context Of 21st-century Combat.

For Some Individuals - Some Soldiers, Some Contractors - Combat Provides A Kind Of Purpose And Meaning Beyond Which All Else Potentially Pales In Comparison.

I Began To Exercise A Lot Of Cinematic Muscle With The Precepts I Had Learned In The New York Art World. Film Was Intriguing. I Began To Think Of Art As Elitist, Whereas Film Was Not.

Something Becomes Personal When It Deviates From The Norm.