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As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.

For me, in the third book, when Peeta gets brainwashed by the Capitol, that's going to be fun to play. The rest of the time he's very much into Katniss, and for that to get turned around and to play it the other way, that's going to be very exciting.

I actually think every war movie is an antiwar movie in its own way - with the exception of some of the propaganda movies.

There is nothing glamorous or romantic about war. It's mostly about random pointless death and misery.

My personal opinion is that if someone writes honestly about war, it will inherently be anti-war.

Any play that's making a point is less interesting than something that stays with you and suggests something further.

It's always more fun to be an anti-hero. They're more interesting.

You can say battle or war or whatever, but in the end, it's music. It's not really violent in intent at all, it's really just about expression and celebrating that in itself.

I think 'American Sniper' is anti-war. It demonstrates the agony of the decision-making that goes on.

Shakespeare's plays were a great Teutonic Valhalla with brilliant sunshine at times and violent tempests at others. The world to him was a battlefield, but his sense of poetic justice, his sublime faith in life and its infinite resources, guided the battles.