I've always avoided sequels, unless I felt there was something fresh.

I was always aware that this whole Earth is on overload.

In science fiction, we're always searching for new frontiers. We're drawn to the unknown.

Actors are all different. They're not all volatile. Some are sweet, some are volatile, but what is fundamentally in there is something that has to be paid attention to, in that they are, I would say, needy.

I was always amazed about how much I could finally squeeze into a thirty second commercial.

I think one of the successes of Gladiator is how we manage to turn on a dime the character from one thing to another where you believe he is one thing and he is something very different.