There is a certain kind of respect for authenticity today that there wasn't back in the days when they did 'Cleopatra,' where everything looked like a giant motel. People want to have it be authentic in the look, and authentic in the way people behave.

I may not be the strongest guy or the most well armed, but you can put me in a room with a pencil and a piece of paper and I can kill anybody.

I've always had trouble with authority.

I felt that the Star Wars series became very pretentious as time went on. Just heavy and leaden.

Films are always pretentious. There's nothing more pretentious than a filmmaker.

The filmmakers always have a great level of control.

To be a good executive you have to be strong, and you have to have a simple attribute that people have forgotten about - courage.