The SAS is the most elite of the special forces in the world. They are not people who go out and advertise; they keep it inside. They don't want anybody to know about them.

But a writer's contribution is literary and a film is not literary. When you take that stuff off the page, and cast the people who are going to fit into those roles, that's what being a director is.

You'd be surprised how many movie stars still care about the work.

This devil loves mankind because men are going to always make the choice that will send him into ascendancy. He's been winning the game for a long time.

If people are worried about the size of their trailers, I kind of say their priorities are off.

Russell Crowe is very difficult, but it's worth it. He's the real thing. I can tell you this. Russell Crowe was just as difficult before he was an international star as he was afterwards.

As a filmmaker, "no" is not in my vocabulary. I've got to figure out a way.