“I understand all the problems for the Ministry of Defence, of course I...” — Mike Jackson Quote

“I understand all the problems for the Ministry of Defence, of course I do; working within a budget and trying to do so many things is not easy.”

“Military operations cannot be tidy or free of friction - particularly in a coalition whose contributing nations see the campaign through national prisms.”

“Everything starts and finishes with the soldier.”

“The Pentagon budget, like all government spending, is an expression of priorities.”

“I was able to lean on people for favors and things to help out because their budget was so low. It was half of what John Travolta's perk package is on a film. Our whole budget was half of what his staff makes on a film.”

“We love making movies. We got into the business to make movies. At the end of the day, whether you're doing a low budget film or a big budget film, you want it to do well and you want people to see it. That's the whole point. You want to put some kind of message in it.”