I think the audience would like to see movies that are stunning to watch. I really think they'd like to see spectacles.

Angelina wanted to make sure that any fighting in the movie would be comparable to any male actor. Everything from stick fighting to horse riding was real to her.

When I heard about the first Tomb Raider, I was very interested and I would have liked to have directed that. When I was approached for the second film, I was delighted.

The quality of CGI, audiences are now so used to it. They don't know what is CGI and what is real.

Being in an area of the planet where scientists believe mankind started is quite amazing.

Lara Croft is such a strong individual, she's very driven, she doesn't need a man, she's speaks her own mind, and that she's in control of her own life. It's a lot of what women want and have.

I think what makes a good action film is a story that gets you involved. Just action, by itself, is not going to work.