This version is more realistic, has more depth, and Moses is presented as a more complex figure. Heston was a big Hollywood star, and that got in the way.

That is part of the story. The story of Moses is the only one that is part of Hebrew, Muslim and Christian tradition. It has a lot of meaning, especially today with what is happening in the Middle East.

My actors and crew were miserable working in that desert.

You don't want to throw them into a 120-degree oven getting off the airplane.

Every major story . . . needs to be redone every 35, 40 years.

Those peckerwoods don't know what they're doing. They don't. They're not being realistic.