“I actually think every war movie is an antiwar movie in its own way - with the exception of some of the propaganda movies.” ThinkingWayWarPropagandaExceptionAntiwarWar Movie Author:Mark Boal
“For weeks after 9/11 you could smell the dust and pulverised concrete in New York, and the National Guard came in, so there was a military presence on the streets. It was intense. Overwhelming. Heartbreaking.” WeekStreetsMilitaryNew YorkSmellIntenseDustOverwhelmingConcreteHeartbreakingNational GuardMilitary Presence Author:Mark Boal
“The fact is that war films, by their very nature, are pitched at a high dramatic range.” WarFactsFilmRangeDramatic Author:Mark Boal
“I think as a filmmaker you try not to have any expectations other than that the film have a fairly substantial beginning, middle and end.” ThinkingTryingEndsFilmMiddleExpectationsFilmmakerBeginning Middle And End Author:Mark Boal
“Ever since 9/11, I found myself interested in chronicling the war and the war on terror and the way that this giant machinery was affecting individuals.” WayWarFoundIndividualTerrorGiantsMachineryWar On Terror Author:Mark Boal
“You're trying to dramatize events to tell a story most effectively. That doesn't mean the events aren't true, it just means you're making them as dramatic as you possibly can.” TryingMeanStoriesEventsDramatic Author:Mark Boal
“For better or worse, most of my writing life has been about people that work behind the scenes. I'm interested in finding extraordinary moments in otherwise normal people.” PeopleWritingHas BeensMomentsBehindsSceneNormalFindingsExtraordinaryWriting LifeBehind The ScenesExtraordinary Moments Author:Mark Boal
“So to be standing here, this was really, truly, honestly never part of anything we even imagined in our wildest dreams.” DreamStandingHonestlyWildest Dreams Author:Mark Boal
“I had an eye-opening experience in Baghdad at the end of 2004 and I thought that the story of these guys who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world would be an interesting way to look at the war in a broader sense.” WorldWayLooksWarEndsStoriesWould BeEyeJobsGuyInterestingDangerousOpeningBaghdadEye OpeningInteresting WaysDangerous Jobs Author:Mark Boal
