David Ayer

“I'm not a film-school guy. I was a high-school dropout. I was on a nuclear submarine. I was an electrician. I was a house painter.”

“'Sabotage' was an opportunity. That was journeyman work, but the irony is I learned more off that movie on what filmmaking is and isn't than everything else combined. A lot of lessons, and i...”

“'Sabotage' was a work for hire. It wasn't my original idea or script or anything.”

“'Colors' is pretty good. It takes you inside the cop car bit. I like reality myself. I like reality-based kind of movies.”

“Both my grandparents were officers in World War Two, and I would be personally offended if somebody distorted their achievements.”