The core of the movie business remains intact and it's not descending in scope. Studios want movies that are bigger than ever.

There's no such thing as an easy anything.

When California provides the same value as other locations, I'd gladly shoot all my pictures here.

We found in 'The Matrix' that people were willing to accept something more. It was a smarter film.

I've made a lot of stupid action films. But when we made The Matrix, we saw that people wanted more than that.

It's hard to shoot anything in L.A.; it's just a chore, but they're great here.

I really was very impressed with DMX during the whole experience on 'Romeo Must Die.' I like working with him. I liked him. And I was very impressed with the reaction of the audience when he was in the picture.