I knew exactly what to do on Alien, it was funny.

I don't ever blink, honestly.

Same thing with film, by the time you've finished shooting and you've really been into everything, you've touched up everything in the editing room. You've gone in there and taken little bits from everything.

And anyway, it's only movies. to stop me I think they'll ahve to shoot me in the head.

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.

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.

I'm very competitive. I just go with what engages or fascinates me in my work and that's it. I have no definition; I just love to do it.