Wag the Dog

"All combat takes place at night, in the rain, and at the junction of four map segments."

"A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow."

"54, 40 or fight. What does that mean?...Remember the Maine...Tippecanoe and Tyler, too...Theyre war slogans Mr. Motss. We remember the slogans, we cant even remember the fucking wars. Yknow why? Cause its show business. Thats why Im here. Naked girl, covered in Napalm. Five marines Raising the Flag, Mount Suribachi. V for Victory, Yremember the picture, fifty years from now, theyll have forgotten the war. Gulf War? Smart bomb, falling down a chimney. Twenty five hundred missions a day, 100 days, one video of one bomb Mr. Motss. The American people bought that war."

"Cant have a war without an enemy...You could have one, but it would be a very dull war..."

"You take the fruit of 40 years - hard lessons, mistakes - and you call it wisdom."

"This is nothing. Dyou ever shoot in Italy? Try three Italian starlets wacked out on Benzedrine and grappa, this is a walk in the park..."

"Thats right. During the filming of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, three of the horsemen died two weeks before the ending of principle photography. This is nothing, this is nothing. This is... this is... this is act one- The War."

"Yknow, producing is being a Samurai warrior. They pay you, day in, day out, for years, so that, ONE DAY, when called upon, you can respond, your training at Its peak, and save the day."

"The war aint over til I say its over. This is my picture. You think youre in a spot? You think this is a tight spot? Try making the Hunchback of Notre Dame when your three lead actors die, two weeks from the end of principal photography."

"I was just on my way to get drunk."