When you do a studio picture, all the paperwork and legal stuff is already taken care of!

When you do a studio picture, all the paperwork and legal stuff is already taken care of!

Damn, my first cut that I showed to distributors was probably about two hours and 20 minutes, even though my contract said two hours. So, I had to lose 20 minutes. It's incredible that it just keeps happening.

If I know what my finale is when I'm writing a screenplay, then I don't always have to chart out every scene before that. I can adequately find my way. I'm experienced enough to do that.

I don't want to have so much humor [in films] that it undermines the jeopardy, but enough to sometime relieve tension.

Theres so much diversity of opinion out there, so ultimately you have to listen to it, put it aside, and make what you want to make.

We got together and realized that Universal made it clear that they were out of the Riddick business. They didn't want to spend that kind of money anymore. So, it was going to be an independent movie.