In the re-creation of combat situations, and this is coming from a director whos never been in one, being mindful of what these veterans have actually gone through, you find that the biggest concern is that you dont look at war as a geopolitical endeavor. – Steven Spielberg

I interviewed survivors, I went to Poland, saw the cities and spent time with the people and spoke to the Jews who had come back to Poland after the war and talked about why they had come back. – Steven Spielberg