Press conferences are good. I have my own philosophy about press conferences. I usually think that when they don't like the movie, they ask about other things.

I want an explosion the size of Cleveland.

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

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've made a lot of stupid action films in my life but I like stupid action films and am kind of proud of them.

The most effective 3D movies I have ever seen are the animated movies because they are designed.

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