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I Like Films That Are About Two Hours Not More.

I Did Not Want 'battleship' To Be Perceived As An American War Film. I Wanted To Do Everything I Could To Make The Film Accessible To A Global Audience. It Felt Like Bringing An Alien Component To The Film Would Help Take The American Jingoism Out Of It.

What First Caught My Eye About Rihanna Was An Interview She Did With Diane Sawyer After The Chris Brown Incident, Where She Was Very Articulate, Very Poised, Obviously A Smart Girl Who Talked About A Very Traumatic Experience.

I Don't Like Alien Films Where You Don't Get To See The Aliens.

I Was In New York 9/11. Mark's [wahlberg] From Boston, Flew There Immediately After. I Was In Nice Bastille Day When The Truck Drove Through And Killed All These People. It's The New Reality, Unfortunately. The Idea Of Trying To Explore How We Process This Kind Of Event, How We Survive Emotionally, What We Tell Our Kids: That Was The Movie [patriots Day] We Wanted To Make.