Affected Quote by Mark Boal

Ever since 9/11, I found myself interested in chronicling the war and the war on terror and the way that this giant machinery was…

— Mark Boal

I've always been a fan of books that create an interesting blend of fact and fiction - whether it's Norman Mailer, or 'The Short…

— Mark Boal

Film-makers are always going to be interested in making movies that plug into society around them. That's what a vibrant, artistically alert community should…

— Mark Boal

“ZERO DARK THIRTY by Mark Boal”

— Mark Boal

I suck at titles.

— Mark Boal

I think as a filmmaker you try not to have any expectations other than that the film have a fairly substantial beginning, middle and…

— Mark Boal

I write on a computer, on a laptop or whatever.

— Mark Boal

For better or worse, most of my writing life has been about people that work behind the scenes. I'm interested in finding extraordinary moments…

— Mark Boal

Passage of time can be mind-numbing to figure out in a screenplay. It's the easiest thing to do in prose, not just by writing…

— Mark Boal

You're trying to dramatize events to tell a story most effectively. That doesn't mean the events aren't true, it just means you're making them…

— Mark Boal

One big, glaring difference I can think of between Iraq and Vietnam is the news coverage. During the Vietnam War era, you had TV…

— Mark Boal

For weeks after 9/11 you could smell the dust and pulverised concrete in New York, and the National Guard came in, so there was…

— Mark Boal