I think if I'm going to do a science fiction, I'm going to go down a new path that I want to do.

I always say to people when I'm trying to get something going, bringing on other producers or other directors, "You can think of 95 reasons why not to make a movie. You've got to address why you want to make the movie and get it done. Just do it." I tend to live by that rule.

Harrison is very much part of this one, but really it’s about finding him; he comes in in the third act.

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

A hit for me is if I enjoy the movie, if I personally enjoy the movie.

MPC, Moving Picture Company, they're really excellent, they did the majority of the effects.

I think one of the successes of Gladiator is how we manage to turn on a dime the character from one thing to another where you believe he is one thing and he is something very different.