The First Amendment is the First Amendment for a reason - our most cherished right. But it often creates muddy and uncomfortable… — Rod Lurie Drama Copy Share Image
As much as I like Michael Moore - and I'm on the same political side as him - I think his documentaries… — Rod Lurie I think Copy Share Image
I shot part of 'Resurrecting the Champ' in Denver, and I spent a summer going to survival school in Colorado Springs. — Rod Lurie Colorado Copy Share Image
'Monsters of God' isn't just a series close to my heart; it is my heart, and I am very much looking forward… — Rod Lurie Close to my heart Copy Share Image
Classically, throughout all of our history, the movies in times of crisis have turned to military figures as heroes, because they are… — Rod Lurie Crisis Copy Share Image
He may not have been a good actor, and I personally don't think he was a good president, but I'll tell you… — Rod Lurie Actor Copy Share Image
The common denominator of the great women leaders in the world - Indira Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, Golda Meir - is that they're… — Rod Lurie Common denominator Copy Share Image
I think that 'Straw Dogs' as a story is eminently re-makable. It can be modernized and Americanized without a problem and without… — Rod Lurie Giving Copy Share Image
There was never a day at West Point where I didn't ask myself, 'Where would I put the camera?' — Rod Lurie Camera Copy Share Image
Every weekend from, like, 1974 to 1978, I'd trudge over to the Greenwich library, which gathered up almost every major newspaper in… — Rod Lurie Day Copy Share Image
As for Kate Bosworth, I've always admired her. I watched her in a movie called 'Girl in the Park,' which has never… — Rod Lurie Acting Copy Share Image
I often found that my favorite scene that I shoot is often one that I cut out, like in 'The Last Castle'… — Rod Lurie Best Copy Share Image
I believe Sam Peckinpah is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, and I hold him in high regard. — Rod Lurie Believe Copy Share Image
The United States military is probably the most socialistic institution in the United States. — Rod Lurie Military Copy Share Image
When reporters are in the business of obtaining hard facts that service the free flow of information, journalists should have a right… — Rod Lurie Business Copy Share Image
Rehearsing is more about blocking in the case of movies, I think, and blocking, of course, is very important to the beauty… — Rod Lurie Beauty Copy Share Image
I think people were a little premature in writing off violent movies. They're going to continue being made, and audiences will continue… — Rod Lurie I think Copy Share Image
When you make a movie like 'Straw Dogs,' your goal is to have people's eyes remain glued to the screen. It serves… — Rod Lurie Eyes Copy Share Image
I have to admit that all of us creatively involved with 'Commander' absolutely intended to put the term 'Madam President' into the… — Rod Lurie Absolutely Copy Share Image
If you look at the greatest performances of women, they're usually older... Anne Bancroft in 'The Graduate,' Kathy Bates in 'Misery.' It's… — Rod Lurie Experience Copy Share Image
The ability of the press to print their stories without the government trying to get them to betray their sources is as… — Rod Lurie Free Copy Share Image
I thought I'd give myself 10 years as an entertainment journalist and build up so much clout that there was no way… — Rod Lurie Good Copy Share Image
The point of remaking 'Straw Dogs' is not to replicate the philosophies of Sam Peckinpah at all. What made that film singular… — Rod Lurie Attitude Copy Share Image
