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 do like to make films with a political theme, but sometimes it's nice simply to make people laugh. That's the hardest thing to do in fact.

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

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

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.

Never be put off by anything because failure teaches you something.

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.