Always Quote by John Sayles

My argument has always been that this is not an anti-Bush film, it's a pro-democracy film. And if George W.Bush comes out on the…

— John Sayles

There's a difference between 'political films' and 'films about Iraq.'

— Rod Lurie

I actually think every war movie is an antiwar movie in its own way - with the exception of some of the propaganda movies.

— Mark Boal

There's no such thing as an anti-war film,

— Francois Truffaut

My film is intentionally political. And I think that's really the issue.

— Alex Cox

Every film is a political act; it's how you see the world.

— Mira Nair

A movie isn't a political movement, a party or even an article. It's just a film. At best it can add its voice to…

— Ken Loach

Indeed it can be argued that to make a powerful film you must care about the subject, therefore powerful films tend to be both…

— Ben Edwards

A movie isn't good or bad based on its politics. It's usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or disagree…

— Roger Ebert

I would say that no film is apolitical. There are politics in all films. Any film that is anchored in a society, any film…

— Abbas Kiarostami

I think if you just made a film that says, 'This is anti-war,' and you had to spend two hours explaining that... you don't…

— Pilou Asbaek

It's a good question, because a movie isn't good or bad based on its politics. It's usually good or bad for other reasons, though…

— Roger Ebert