Quotes About Conflict

Probably the best advertising jobs of all are done by governments to convince people to go to war.

I'm so American that I had grandfathers who actually fought a battle against each other.

My grandfather couldn't stand either one of my parents.

My grandmother is really awful sometimes.

There's something to play if there's conflict going on. Whatever that conflict is, that's where drama is; if the character is grappling with something you've got something to play, there's layers to it.

I seem to gravitate toward the dark side of things when it comes to directing. I love action, but I love the drama as well.

To my knowledge, no one has died from a cyberattack... but there is a gray area between peace and war.

'Divorce Court' is a great show.

The greater the controversy, the more you need manners.

Maybe the real secret to America's greatness is that we hate one another.

Once you get involved with bloodsport litigation, you can not only get drunk on your own greed but start to believe your own lies.

We all seem to be about aggression and greed. It's a massive pressure that affects us all.

Any time the character is in a moral quandary is interesting. That's been true from the Greeks on down.

Cops and criminals aren't that different. They just play by different sets of rules. And the lines get blurred. There's no such thing as 'right' and 'wrong.' There's always a grey area. There are always hypocrisies.

I was like the good girl, bad girl, there were no grey areas for me.

Roshan Sherchan is a grey character and that's the challenge. He's not all bad. Even though people will hate him, they'll still wonder why he did what he did. I enjoyed playing this character a lot because he will make the audience choose between things.

When grey character gets entertaining, the job is done.

The great thing about 'Mirzapur' is that no one character is clear black or white, every character is working in a grey shade.

The beauty about the 'Mahabharat' is that every character has shades of grey.

'American Sniper' is a movie. War is a grim reality and with us still.

Here's the thing: 'The Hurt Locker' was an amazing, important film. But did I enjoy it? Of course not. It was very tough to watch and, while gripping, not exactly what you'd call a happy place.

But you've got to understand what the other guy is about, even if at the end of the process you decide that there is no ground with this man or woman except to fight them.

It's kind of like those little electric bumper cars where you drive around and see if you can hit the other guy. That's exactly what the country is like now. You no longer have the sense of community. Of loyalty. It's lost its sense of group. It has nothing to do with leadership.

Make no mistake: we will win, and groups like ISIL will lose.