Pats Quotes

I never really got off on awards so much. I think it`s more for the people who give them and also for the fans. I get a lot of props from people in the street and a lot of love and congratulation, pats on back, so it`s a good feeling you know the after-effects.

You can`t get a place more conflicted than Cambodia. You come up with ideas as you go. Film ideas come into your head. Sometimes you write them down. Sometimes they just pass you by. This one goes back to `93 when I went to Phnom Penh. It was an extended vacation and I knew very little of Cambodia. What I knew of it was The Killing Fields. What really opened my eyes and surprised me was how beautiful the country was. Phnom Penh was this partially destroyed city but a lot of it had been preserved. The royal palace is there and all the pagodas along the Mekong River. It was a real contrast from say, Bangkok. There was also this palpable sense of danger. There were a number of ex-pats I met too and these people were as interesting as the places. Guys that had opened bars and felt like they couldn`t go back. About a year later I read an article in the Tribune that Cambodia was being used as a fugitive haven. It sort of presented itself to me as an opportunity to do something really interesting. - On what inspired Dillon to base City of Ghosts in Cambodia.

(-- Corey Dillon had a tremendous preseason and looked to be in mid-season form following the Pats` third exhibition game, a win at Green Bay, but he was bottled up against the Raiders, who held the Pats to 73 yards on 31 carries. Dillon finished with 23 carries for 63 yards but had just six runs for 3 yards at halftime.) Did you see how big those guys are? ... They have DEs playing linebacker. They play some ball.

I can take a lot of pats on the back. I love it when I get admiring letters from people. And, of course, I`d love it if the critics would notice me, too.

David will kick PATs and short field goals. I will be doing long field goals, all kick offs and situational punts. I was going to kick all backed-up punts and all pooched punts. Pat and I will alternate open field kicks.