Quotes from Gary Goetzman

It's always hard to break an independent picture from the pack.

In entertainment, there's a theory that you should be lunching and dinnering and going to some kind of power breakfast.

To think that guys who grew up in the '60s would make a miniseries supporting the idea that Oswald acted alone is something I certainly wouldn't have predicted. But time and evidence can change the way we view things.

When dealing with HBO, you actually are dealing with real filmmakers.

No Afghans, as far as we know, have been involved in terrorist acts against our country. We shouldn't be swatting at hornets' nests we know nothing about.

When you work with somebody, either the puzzle piece fits, or it doesn't.

The problem with some stars is that they lose perspective about correct adult behavior. People laugh at everything they say and do. Nobody says, 'Chill out, man. That's out of line.'

We like to crystallize something in the audience's brain that makes them say, 'Hey I really want to watch that. I'm really interested in it.'

Word of mouth is everything.