A lot of what I know as a filmmaker is because of hockey. That's teamwork, and being able to collaborate with people, and be creative with them, and get the most out of everybody. Everyone's got different talents, and you've… — Gabe Polsky Copy Share Image
I'm American and I wanted my friend and people to see ' Red Army' . I didn't want it to be a film for… — Gabe Polsky Copy Share Image
I'm writing and putting together my next few things. Even during the Red Army process, I've been writing and developing things, so that now… — Gabe Polsky Copy Share Image
I've had a lot of coaches in my life, but I've only had a few very good ones. So, I try to take from… — Gabe Polsky Copy Share Image
I found a lot of stuff that's never been seen before. That was the goal: to not use cliché Cold War footage but give people a sense of the place and setting. It's a field you still need. At first it was a lot of fun, and then later it became a little bit intimidating. "Oh my God, I've got… — Gabe Polsky Copy Share
What I found interesting about Slava Fetisov was that he went through three different generations of Soviet hockey. In the late 70's, he experienced the Miracle on Ice, and then in the 80's became with his teammates the Russian Five, the most dominant team in the history of hockey, and then helped bring down the hockey system when the Soviet… — Gabe Polsky Copy Share
Anatoli Tarasov, the guy that created the Soviet style of play, was a visionary. He was a creative thinker. He studied ballet and chess… — Gabe Polsky Copy Share Image
I'm very excited about some of the novels that I have adapted. I think they're equally as powerful, if not more. Going After Cacciato… — Gabe Polsky Copy Share Image
There (in the Soviet Union) it was a science. In order to be a coach, you had to study in school. — Gabe Polsky Copy Share Image
I don't want to get into being too hockey centered, but I just felt like the late 70's and 80's into the 90's was… — Gabe Polsky Copy Share Image
In the U.S., coaches could be the father next door. They had no formal training. They're like old hockey players. They don't go to… — Gabe Polsky Copy Share Image
I guess the prime example is in North America there's a thing where if there's no opportunity to move forward with the puck, then… — Gabe Polsky Copy Share Image
When people do something extraordinarily well, it's self-evident. It could be art. It could be a circus, whatever it is, where people are doing… — Gabe Polsky Copy Share Image
![“I guess the prime example is in North America there's a thing where if there's no opportunity to move forward with the puck, then a [hockey] player is told to dump the puck into the other zone. Just give up the puck and dump it in. Give it to the other team. And to the Soviet mentality in…” quote by Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/be7/gabe-polsky-26166_america_i-guess-the-prime-example-is-in-north-am_1325613.jpg)
