--- title: "2 Baghdad Quotes By Mark Boal" description: "2 Baghdad quotes by Mark Boal. Plus more from Mark Boal and more Baghdad sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03b/mark-boal-27861_baghdad_i-had-no-idea-what-it-would-be-like-to-b_2967560.png" --- > [I had no idea what it would be like to be a bomb tech in Baghdad until I got there so I didn't know what to expect. It was very eye-opening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/i-had-no-idea-what-it-would-be-like-to-be-a-bomb-tech-in-baghdad/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-boal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03b/mark-boal-27861_baghdad_i-had-no-idea-what-it-would-be-like-to-b_2967560.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/i-had-an-eye-opening-experience-in-baghdad-at-the-end-of-2004-and-i/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-boal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/mark-boal-27861_baghdad_i-had-an-eye-opening-experience-in-baghd_3051558.png) ## Other authors on Baghdad - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mohammed-saeed-alsahaf-68860.jpg) Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf 40 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baghdad/mohammed-saeed-al-sahaf/) ## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/ever-since-9-11-i-found-myself-interested-in-chronicling-the-war-and/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-boal/) > [I've always been a fan of books that create an interesting blend of fact and fiction - whether it's Norman Mailer, or 'The Short…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/i-ve-always-been-a-fan-of-books-that-create-an-interesting-blend-of/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-boal/) > [Film-makers are always going to be interested in making movies that plug into society around them. That's what a vibrant, artistically alert community should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/film-makers-are-always-going-to-be-interested-in-making-movies-that/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-boal/) > [“ZERO DARK THIRTY by Mark Boal”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/zero-dark-thirty-by-mark-boal/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-boal/) > [I suck at titles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/i-suck-at-titles/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/i-think-as-a-filmmaker-you-try-not-to-have-any-expectations-other/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-boal/) > [I write on a computer, on a laptop or whatever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/i-write-on-a-computer-on-a-laptop-or-whatever/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/for-better-or-worse-most-of-my-writing-life-has-been-about-people/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-boal/) > [Passage of time can be mind-numbing to figure out in a screenplay. It's the easiest thing to do in prose, not just by writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/passage-of-time-can-be-mind-numbing-to-figure-out-in-a-screenplay-it/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/you-re-trying-to-dramatize-events-to-tell-a-story-most-effectively/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-boal/) > [One big, glaring difference I can think of between Iraq and Vietnam is the news coverage. During the Vietnam War era, you had TV…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/one-big-glaring-difference-i-can-think-of-between-iraq-and-vietnam-is/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/for-weeks-after-9-11-you-could-smell-the-dust-and-pulverised-concrete/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-boal/) > [“This is the guy that’s KSM’s nephew? What’s his issue? DANIEL He’s being a dick. BRADLEY If he’s trying to outsmart you, tell him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/this-is-the-guy-that-s-ksm-s-nephew-what-s-his-issue-daniel-he-s/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-boal/) > [I mean, journalism is very detailed... you try to get down in the weeds and sort out exactly what happened. And I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/i-mean-journalism-is-very-detailed-you-try-to-get-down-in-the-weeds/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-boal/) > [So to be standing here, this was really, truly, honestly never part of anything we even imagined in our wildest dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-boal/so-to-be-standing-here-this-was-really-truly-honestly-never-part-of/) [Mark Boal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-boal/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baghdad/mark-boal/#itemlist", "name": "2 Baghdad Quotes By Mark Boal", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I had no idea what it would be like to be a bomb tech in Baghdad until I got there so I didn't know what to expect. 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