"Our film examines the heroism, courage and prowess of the Soviet submarine force in ways never seen before."

"When he brought it to me four years ago, Rodney King had just arrived, I was involved in the clean-up of L.A. and I guess it was part of my experience."

"The Communist regime didn't consider this to be a shining moment in history and assigned no heroism to it. They classified it as merely an accident."

"I like high impact movies."

"To change what you get you must change who you are."

"Wife and servant are the same, But only differ in the name: For when that fatal knot is tied, Which nothing, nothing can divide: When she the word obey has said, And man by law supreme has made, Then all that's kind is laid aside, And nothing left but state and pride."

"You don't change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall."

"When you're an artist, there's always a moment in your life when you think you're not inspired and instead of doing things and instead of travel and instead of falling in love, you're just depressed, so you don't move, so you don't change. So you're not inspired."