Director Rob Epstein spoke later about why he chose the subject of Milk's life: "At the time, for those of us who lived in San Francisco, it felt like it was life changing, that all the eyes of the world were upon us, but in fact most of the world outside of San Francisco had no idea.
O director Rob Epstein comentou máis tarde por que escollera a vida de Milk como tema: «Nesa época, para aqueles de nós que vivíamos en San Francisco, sentiuse como se a vida estivese cambiando, que todos os ollos do mundo nos miraban, pero de feito, a maioría do mundo fóra de San Francisco non tiña nin idea.