Gabe Polsky

I'm American and I wanted my friend and people to see ' Red Army' . I didn't want it to be a…

— Gabe Polsky

I'm writing and putting together my next few things. Even during the Red Army process, I've been writing and developing things, so…

— Gabe Polsky

I've had a lot of coaches in my life, but I've only had a few very good ones. So, I try to…

— Gabe Polsky

I found a lot of stuff that's never been seen before. That was the goal: to not use cliché Cold War footage…

— Gabe Polsky

What I found interesting about Slava Fetisov was that he went through three different generations of Soviet hockey. In the late 70's,…

— Gabe Polsky

Anatoli Tarasov, the guy that created the Soviet style of play, was a visionary. He was a creative thinker. He studied ballet…

— Gabe Polsky

I'm very excited about some of the novels that I have adapted. I think they're equally as powerful, if not more. Going…

— Gabe Polsky

There (in the Soviet Union) it was a science. In order to be a coach, you had to study in school.

— Gabe Polsky

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…

— Gabe Polsky

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…

— Gabe Polsky

I guess the prime example is in North America there's a thing where if there's no opportunity to move forward with the…

— Gabe Polsky

When people do something extraordinarily well, it's self-evident. It could be art. It could be a circus, whatever it is, where people…

— Gabe Polsky

My parents are from the former Soviet Union, from Ukraine, and I grew up wanting to be a professional hockey player.

— Gabe Polsky

If people see North American hockey and they see violence and brutality and it's not so interesting, that sends a message too…

— Gabe Polsky

Sports is like literature. People watch it and if it's beautiful and it's non-violent, whatever messages that you see, people can read…

— Gabe Polsky

I speak a little bit of Russian.

— Gabe Polsky

One ironic thing is that although (the Soviet Union) was one of the most oppressive systems, with no respect for the individual,…

— Gabe Polsky

Growing up, I didn't know very much about my heritage and the Soviet Union and things of that nature. But when I…

— Gabe Polsky

If you're a skilled player, you want to use your skill, not just hit the puck.

— Gabe Polsky

People think, sports delivers a message. It's not just about winning and losing, although that's important. It's about other things, too. It…

— Gabe Polsky

A lot of what I know as a filmmaker is because of hockey. That's teamwork, and being able to collaborate with people,…

— Gabe Polsky

When I looked into the story of Soviet hockey and its players, I realized that it has nothing to do with hockey.…

— Gabe Polsky