There are certain things that I will do viscerally to affect people emotionally, with speed changes and sound, and various other things. Sure there are links; the same kind of sensibilities went into it and I worked on writing that script as well so there was an emphasis on a minimalisation of dialogue as far as possible, to focus on the visual and to put it in another language, of course.

Writing is a hard gig, and it's hard to convey a lot. That's why scripts tend to be a little bit overwritten.

What did one shepherd say to the other shepherd? Let’s get the flock out of here.

I'll always continue to work. I've never much depended on anyone but myself, as far as that goes.

The L.A. Times, it's an anti-Christian publication, as is the New York Times.

I'm too rich to care what the critics say.

I got a chiropractor to come along to the Patriot shoot, because they can actually stick you back together within 15 minutes. He spent a week and worked on the entire crew. All the stunt guys were like, 'Oh, fix my disc.' The guy's amazing.