When I Decided To Direct,

I'm Not An Activist Per Se, But I Have Strong Feelings About Things. People Can Jump On Celebrities For Being Ill-informed Or Naive, But I've Got A Right To Say What I Believe

You Can Mostly Forget Ethnic Or Religious Differences. The Competition For A Bigger Share Of The Oil Proceeds Is Behind Much Of The Fighting

I Chose Films Made By People I Wanted To Work With, About Subject Matter I Thought Was Intriguing.

You Get Three Hours' Sleep And Then You Start All Over Again. Relentless. Pre-production Was Almost Harder Than Filming. I Was All Over The City Every Day. It Was Really Exhausting.

There's Always A Reaction Based On Fear. People Assume If You're Criticizing A Decision To Go To War, Then You're Saying Something Against The Soldiers-which Is Not The Case