I Like My Wine And Vodka, But

As I'm Getting Older, I Want To Make Sure Every Film I Do Really Counts.

I'm Not Criticizing Hollywood Because I Work There, I Partly Live There. But I'm Saying This Is The Way It Is, Commerce Is Taking Over Art. Commerce Has Become The Most Important Thing In The Film Industry. Hollywood Is An Industry, It's Not An Art Form, Therefore They Have To Address The Bottom Line. But In A Way It's Sad When You Get A Remake, Isn't It?

Politics Is Very Interesting And Always Leads To Conflict.

I Want To Make Films About The Human Condition, What We're Doing To The World Or Ourselves.

But Gladiator Is One Of My Favourite Adventures Because I Really Loved Going Into The World. I Loved Creating The World To The Degree Where You Could Almost Smell It.