My films are always concerned with family, friendship, honor, and patriotism.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think that my films are basically family stories, beyond the fact that they are global and have political and social commentary.
I'm very emotional and possessive about all my films.
American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis.
The film industry is a lovely family and I respect it.
The films that I do tend to polarise people's views.
I don't know whether everybody likes the films that I do. I know that I love them, and I believe the way that I raise my kids that they will love them, and that's what most important to me.
My films are always a reflection of where I am in my life.
If military movies were automatically successful we'd make nothing but military movies. But seriously, patriotism is one thing that all Americans have in common.
I have always been clear that cinema is not my priority and that my family is.
I think of my films as not necessarily political but more moral. Between my father, my stepfather, and my mother - they all felt pretty passionately about the importance of standing up and doing the right thing, and none of them were suck-ups. What motivates me is usually abuse of power.