I like my wine and vodka, but that doesn't mean I fall about drunk. I know my limits.

There is an access to... people can now afford very high quality technology, where you can have a very good reproduction of a large picture on a large screen at home. People go out less. There's all kinds of reasons. I don't know that it's going to stay that way but, I think also, we've got to start making better movies.

It's the best of the best. No film can hope to top it(Kubrick's 2001).

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.

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.

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

Films like Harry Potter and Narnia, I'm sure they'll do another one. The biggest audience of course is the youngsters.