Quotes by Rod Lurie

The ability of the press to print their stories without the government trying to get them to betray their sources is as essential to a free press as the ink it is printed with. Otherwise, who will hold accountable those who hold power over us?

There was scarcely a month during 1988 when Thomas Harris' novel, 'The Silence Of The Lambs,' was not on or around the top of the 'New York Times' list of America's bestselling books.

The truth is that I have never created a president to push a political point of view. I am often looking to create aspirational characters; that's true. But, you know, in the end, it is really up to the actor in front of the presidential seal to decide exactly what kind of president you're going to get.

I admire how Tarantino finds music that's semifamiliar and not famous: undiscovered gems.

You learn quite a bit about your film from test screening audiences.

I can be accused of being acerbic as a critic and writer.

When reporters are in the business of obtaining hard facts that service the free flow of information, journalists should have a right to obtain that information without fear of personal ruin or incarceration.

I don't think I'm equipped enough to be giving anyone a civics lesson or any kind of message.

He may not have been a good actor, and I personally don't think he was a good president, but I'll tell you this: Ronald Reagan was a helluva character.

I believe Sam Peckinpah is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, and I hold him in high regard.