I have a new respect for filmmakers, that's for sure, 'cause it's not easy. If I'm allowed to, I'll be directing for the rest of my life. I love the process.

I always say the time to worry about flying is when you're on the ground. If you don't trust the captain, don't go.

I'm from around Tennessee. I ran away when I was 12 years old and I ain't never looked back.

In fact, someone was telling me that Gladiator was the one film where Ridley Scott didn't take a producer's credit. And it won. But this guy changed the industry twice; with Aliens which was a whole new way of looking at things and Blade Runner that was also a whole new way of looking at things.

If you want to be a warrior, you have to train.

Revenge is a meal best served cold.

I've worked with children all my life.