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

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 get so used to working with writers that my prime occupation is development.

Blade Runner appears regularly, two or three times a year in various shapes and forms of science fiction. It set the pace for what is essentially urban science fiction, urban future and it's why I've never re-visited that area because I feel I've done it.

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

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.

The whole process of making movies and writing screenplays is visceral and intuitive.