I always wanted to make a film that had this sort of Chinese-box effect, in which you keep opening it up and opening it up, and finally at the end you're at the beginning.

Could you double-check the envelope?

My films really have to be a part of a whole body of work that says something to me.

Michael Jackson was extraordinary. When we worked together on 'Bad,' I was in awe of his absolute mastery of movement on the one hand, and of the music on the other. Every step he took was absolutely precise and fluid at the same time. It was like watching quicksilver in motion. He was wonderful to work with, an absolute professional at all times, and it really goes without saying... a true artist. It will be a while before I can get used to the idea that he's no longer with us.

Zombies, what are you going to do with them? Just keep chopping them up, shooting at them, shooting at them.

There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I'm not a pro.

I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction.