I watched Someone to Watch Over Me the other night. I thought it was a really good movie. It's a great movie.

Usually, when special effects get in the way, it's because the story isn't strong enough. If you don't start with a strong screenplay, it's easy to fall back on special effects, thinking it's going to carry you. But it never works. It's just tiresome.

Yes, obviously, there's this degree of wanting people to accept other people faiths and philosophies.

Once you crack the script, everything else follows.

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

I think I was really bored at school. I was quietly clock watching for years. I went to 10 schools because my dad was in the Army and we moved around a lot.

Audiences are less intrigued, honestly, by battle. They're more intrigued by human relations. If you're making a film about the trappings of the period, and you're forgetting that human relationships are the most engaging part of the storytelling process, then you're in trouble.