We're not that far from being able to plant images, memories, and emotional states directly into the brain.

I honestly believe that the next big leap in immersive technology will be very much like Brainstorm.

We're not that far from being able to plant images, memories, and emotional states directly into the brain.

There's a consistency in my work that pops up independent of the limitations of the technology.

But as far as the concept of HAL, who HAL was, his character - I had no role in creating him.

The technology of the time dictated the way things looked.

When I worked on 2001 - which was my first feature film - I was deeply and permanently affected by the notion that a movie could be like a first-person experience.