I think whenever you cast someone, someone's going to be critical about it.

I think you can get away with being a bit more political in science fiction.

I grew up with a lot of fairy tales. And they had an essence of darkness to them.

I think it's possible to make a blockbuster that is actually emotional. They don't need to be mutually exclusive.

I read every screenplay that was being sent to the other directors. None were being sent to me, but I was reading what others were choosing and what the best writers were writing.

You've got pressure making any film, frankly. Whenever you're doing something in the public eye you have to silence it really, you can't read the blogs and take them at face value, you just have to say, 'I'm lucky enough to be in this position, to do this job'.

I think that 'Halo' is a hard property because they don't need to make a film. They make far more money out of the games so why risk?