I think movies are getting dumber, actually. Where it used to be 50/50, now it`s 3% good, 97% stupid.

But Gladiator is one of my favourite adventures because I really loved going into the world. I loved creating the world to the degree where you could almost smell it.

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

Blade Runner was the godfather of all these fantastic movies that occur today. What's frustrating is that we're short of really great writing and great ideas. Blade Runner was full of them.

I think moviemakers are dramatists.

As I'm getting older, I want to make sure every film I do really counts.

I think there's nothing worse than inertia. You can inert and study your navel and gradually you'll fall off the chair. I think the key is to keep flying.