There aren't a lot of guys like me left. But I'm a war horse. I've been through it all. And you know something about war horses? Through the sleet, through the snow, they just keep going.

You know for years before the notion of sequels, actors were the franchise. John Wayne would rarely do sequels, but he kind of played the same guy with a different name in every movie. I have no problem with using actors as franchises. And that's what is fun to do.

I always like to make sequels. It's a nice business to be in.

I swam a little bit in high school but I wasn't a jock.

Movies that tend to be converted or tend to be 3D in a late decision are not effective.

It's so hard and impossible to shoot in L.A. The costs are astronomical.

It's financially advantageous to make a picture in Berlin, Germany. They have a very effective rebate system.