'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
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
There seems to be an interest in connecting the history of the past to the present and asking whether things have really… — Rod Lurie Connecting 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 fell in love with 'Ben Hur' when I was 8 years old, and I just knew I had to be involved… — Rod Lurie Ben hur Copy Share Image
People tend to forget about nuclear weapons. We think they are going to remain in silos for the rest of time. As… — Rod Lurie Exist 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
I grew up with an infestation of politics. I'm just nuts about it. It's our form of gladiators in the arena, only… — Rod Lurie Gladiators Copy Share Image
Marc Frydman and I are overwhelmed by the confidence Touchstone Television has shown in us, and we're thrilled to continue trying to… — Rod Lurie Confidence 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
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
There are a lot of westerns that deal with people standing up for their principles, and that is the predominant theme that… — Rod Lurie Integrity Copy Share Image
You learn quite a bit about your film from test screening audiences. With both comedies and movies that are intense, you need… — Rod Lurie Audience Copy Share Image
If I have to answer one more time, 'Why did you want to remake 'Straw Dogs?'' with the emphasis on the word… — Rod Lurie Answer 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 suppose when any movie dealing with politics is released, there is a knee-jerk assumption that it is propelled by a liberal… — Rod Lurie Film Copy Share Image
No matter how far they rise, women never stop being the caregiver. At the end of the day, women bear the emotional… — Rod Lurie Caregiver 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
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
I think our nation cannot stomach the notion of a woman in sexual terms whatsoever: that we are so puritanical that we… — Rod Lurie Cannot Copy Share Image
The First Amendment is the First Amendment for a reason - our most cherished right. But it often creates muddy and uncomfortable… — Rod Lurie Amendment Copy Share Image
Whenever you make a movie, when it's done, as a filmmaker, you never sit there and say, 'Boy, I really got that… — Rod Lurie Done Copy Share Image
I'm sure when 'Midnight Cowboy' came out, it took a couple of minutes to get used to the voice and the look… — Rod Lurie Cowboy Copy Share Image
'All the President's Men' is a movie that has a very personal place for me because it made me want to be… — Rod Lurie Filmmaker Copy Share Image
