Phillippe on having a filter on the news after being in the film:

"I think it does become a little more personal when you spend time with guys and you get to know them and you hear the truth of what it’s like to be there. I think that’s something not every American can associate with and that’s something we were fortunate to experience. And the other thing is that we can see some of the pictures and hear some of the stories and we can try to go through some of the training, but we will never come close to knowing what it’s like to be there. But I do think... five years in it does feel like the war has somehow made its way to the back pages and we’ve had some of the bloodiest months with the highest casualties of recent [years] and it’s almost like the war is going on in the background. It seems like the public, to some degree, wants it that way or wants to ignore it or as long as it’s not happening directly to you, like out of sight out of mind. I think that bothers me and the fact that the majority of Americans haven’t heard of Stop Loss or the fact that that kind of thing goes on, I think that’s intentional. I do think that those things are kept quiet."

Phillippe on the issue of unfairness instead of politics in Stop Loss:

"It’s saying that something unfair is going on here, and the difference between our film and the other Iraq related films is that ours is strictly from the soldier's perspective. There’s no political agenda that way. I think it’s a mistake for Hollywood to try to tell people how to think. You know how you feel about this war, this president, and you don’t need any help from the Hollywood contingent to help you work that out. I think that's what is unique about ours. Why I responded to it initially was [that] it is telling the human side of the soldier’s story and that’s it. And then you draw your own conclusion and you’ll wrestle with what you think and feel when you watch it, and hopefully afterward. But it is about what they are experiencing. This is going on now. People were stop lossed last week, I can guarantee you. And next week they will be, too. That’s what makes it relevant."

Ryan Phillippe on the challenge of getting audiences to watch war related films:

"I think there is that challenge. I think what’s different about our film - you know when you look at some of the great films like Dear Hunter or Born on the 4th of July, that were made ten or fifteen years after the actual war, in hindsight we made this while it’s happening. To a younger [generation], these themes and those movies are not familiar. So this is kind of new and I think we have a chance to reach a wide group. The fact that it does sort of have this youthful aspect or angle to it sets it apart, so hopefully people respond to that. The ladies love Channing Tatum, so maybe they’ll show up for that reason."