I guess I find the boundaries between poetry and prose to be somewhat permeable.

To understand the world, one’s place in it, is to be always at the risk of drowning.

There is a sharp distinction between what is remembered, what is told and what is true.

I can't envision an honest war novel that left war in a positive light.

My personal opinion is that if someone writes honestly about war, it will inherently be anti-war.

It's not just: you get off the plane, you're back home, everything's fine. Maybe the physical danger ends, but soldiers are still deeply at risk of being injured in a different way.

All choices are illusions, or if they are not illusions their strength is illusory, for one choice must contend with the choices of all the other men and women deciding anything in that moment.

As human beings, we have the blessing and the curse that we're able to adapt to almost anything. No matter how extreme the circumstances you're in, they become normal.

Freedom is not the same as lack of accountability.

I understood that 'The Yellow Birds' would be a peculiar representation of the experience of being at war. I intended it to be so.

Joining the military is not to be taken lightly. You're putting every part of yourself at risk, not just your body but your moral and spiritual centre.

The Senate is the last primitive society in the world. We still worship the elders of the tribe and honour the territorial imperative.

I seem to be able to get along with anybody when I work because I really enjoy being there.

The majority of people know me as a dancer, but they don't also know that I'm a director, a songwriter and a producer.

Women need attention therefore women will complain, develop hatred for men and say that you're the one to blame.

Our experience has taught us that with goodwill a negotiated solution can be found for even the most profound problems.

But on stage you're able to just take the character from one point to the end and it's a fluid, organic piece. It's about being completely present all the time, right there in the moment.

There are real issues going on in just about any movie that's got fun elements to it.

It's a great privilege just to be in a film not because you're some packaging that some agent has done with the studio exec: "We need a John Travolta film."

You can't fulfill your calling in your comfort zone!

If laser beams can cut through mountains, why should we doubt the power of prayer?