I want to make films about the human condition, what we're doing to the world or ourselves.

I'm a moviemaker, not a documentarian. I try to hit the truth.

And I maintain good relationships with all the studios so I've never been bullied into any cut, frankly.

I was a very earnest, hard working boy at school, but my parents were distressed because I was always bottom of the class. But I wasn't dilatory, I worked like crazy.

I knew exactly what to do on Alien, it was funny.

The time it would take me to write a screenplay it would take me the time to make two films. I would rather make the movies and I'm a better moviemaker than I a would be writer.

How can you look at the galaxy and not feel insignificant?