I don't do the running commentary as the movie's playing. I think you should be able to watch the movie without listening to me talk while the movies playing.

The Japanese had a very strong belief in Bushido, death before dishonour. They were fighting for their country; they were the aggressors in World War II.

It all starts with the script: it's not worth taking myself away from my family if I don't have something I'm really passionate about.

History opens up new worlds to film-makers all the time.

I just had a crazy, wild imagination all my life, and science fiction is the greatest outlet for me.

After a scary movie about the world almost ending, we can walk into the sunlight and say, "Wow, everything's still here. I'm OK!" We like to tease ourselves. Human beings have a need to get close to the edge, and when filmmakers or writers can take them to the edge, it feels like a dream where you're falling, but you wake up just before you hit the ground.

Lincoln's leadership is based on a number of precepts, but my favorite one is that he acted in the name, and for the good, of the people.