Oren Moverman

I think that almost every scene was an exploration - it was never going to be just what’s on the page. So…

— Oren Moverman

Being in the moment with these guys was just a profound experience every day, and when we shoot a movie it's actually…

— Oren Moverman

I have no idea what the next project will be and if there's a next project. I don't even know if we're…

— Oren Moverman

I think the most emotional part in making the movie and discovering the movie - because it was a process of discovering…

— Oren Moverman

What is reflected in the way this behavior is happening - in the way that minorities are treated, and the way that…

— Oren Moverman

I mean, you always hope to have a part on every level, on every layer. For us it was very much a…

— Oren Moverman

If you look at it that way, then you start thinking about the basic things, which are jobs not jails, and education…

— Oren Moverman

So the only problem that you have is actually switch things in the department, changing things, controlling things, putting it maybe under…

— Oren Moverman

I think you can blame certain police officers for certain behavior, you can blame certain departments for certain behavior, and power and…

— Oren Moverman

The first view is "bad apple." Bad apple is excusable. It's sort of like, something went bad with this man. But the…

— Oren Moverman

It's tough to be an actor and it's tough to portray a real person, and it's tough to play two people adding…

— Oren Moverman

But the reality is that the police serve a certain function, to maintain a certain status quo, and that's one of the…

— Oren Moverman

There's no solutions to prevent corruption because it's the same thing as putting soldiers in an occupation in a foreign territory -…

— Oren Moverman

I really feel that actors should really know who they are as characters; they should really study their lines; they should be…

— Oren Moverman

Another option, which I think is the thing that makes more sense, is this fact that the police are a reflection of…

— Oren Moverman

It's not a big secret that what's lacking and what's wrong in our society starts with education.

— Oren Moverman

I think that's an incredibly overwhelming reality that is really at the basis of how we're going to deal with this. Looking…

— Oren Moverman

And with the Occupy Movement, it's really ironic how the police come as representatives and enforcers of the powers that be, even…

— Oren Moverman

The damage that we do in the service of whatever motivates us in life has a direct effect, mostly on our kids.

— Oren Moverman

I enjoy the process of writing collaboration so there's some stuff that already that may happen and then some stuff that I'm…

— Oren Moverman

I'm looking into a different actor's eyes every couple days, and I'm learning so much just to see the different processes people…

— Oren Moverman

That's really the big inspiration of this movie. It's really looking at a man who's really showing all the traits and all…

— Oren Moverman

All the scenes that have to do with the fact that, at the end of the day, we're all engaged - hopefully…

— Oren Moverman

First of all, we occupied Afghanistan and Iraq and I'm not even talking about the past occupation of them, I'm just talking…

— Oren Moverman

I think everybody came into it with the understanding that they would go through an experience that is literally not by the…

— Oren Moverman