I don't really think much about how I would have fared in the Second World War. It's a topic that has to be treated with respect and subtlety, and you can't just go in all guns blazing and make an epic action film.

We tend to think about fascism in terms of the Second World War.

I actually collect old First and Second World War memorabilia.

The world changed dramatically after September 11. But this ( The War Within ) is a post-September 11 film. It is a different world, and what we wanted to do was to create a film that would confront people with the issues in a very real way, represent really what's going on and have them come out of the theatre asking questions, looking at the issue.

The U.N. system, born after the Second World War, collapsed. It's worthless.

Well, you know, I was through the whole of the Second World War and saw all my friends killed.