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.

We're all complex human beings, and if some of that complexity shows through, I think it's advantageous for the movie.

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

As a director, you try to find what is creative.

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

It's always an enormous pressure when you do a sequel. The demands are so high, and it's expensive.

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.