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

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.

Audiences are less intrigued, honestly, by battle. They're more intrigued by human relations. If you're making a film about the trappings of the period, and you're forgetting that human relationships are the most engaging part of the storytelling process, then you're in trouble.

I think I was really bored at school. I was quietly clock watching for years. I went to 10 schools because my dad was in the Army and we moved around a lot.

When you're doing a big movie, you're gone for 10 months to a year.

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.

How can you look at the galaxy and not feel insignificant?