A lot of directors don't want the pressure of a movie the size of Pearl Harbor. But I love it. I thrive on it.

Maybe I have just a younger voice than many other directors.

What I look for in a script is something that challenges me, something that breaks new ground, something that allows me to flex my director muscle. You have got to think fast in this business, youve got to keep reinventing yourself to stay on top.

I go out there to win. People don't care if you die in this business. The only way I get back is with success.

Why isn't everything exploding?!

I can be very reserved about things. My business side isn't shy. I can be like a general. But I've got a shy side. I'm also a lot deeper than people think, and a lot more sensitive. But I don't let people in too much.'

I don't change my style for anybody. Pussies do that.