The Process Of Making A Movie Is

I Don't Do A Film Unless It Has A Sword In It. And If It Doesn't Have A Sword In It, I Insist That They Have One In The Same Room To Keep Me Comfortable.

I Remember One Time That I Was Filming A Scene In Whych My Character Rides Through Troy On A Chariot. I Just Looked Around At This Incredible Set Thinking 'this Is The Life'.

I'm Quite Sensitive To Women. I Saw How My Sister Got Treated By Boyfriends. I Read This Thing That Said When You Are In A Relationship With A Woman, Imagine How You Would Feel If You Were Her Father. That's Been My Approach, For The Most Part.

The Philosophy That I've Embraced Isn't About Sitting Under A Tree And Studying My Navel.

I Had The Training At Drama School Where I Studied Shakespeare And Brecht And Chekov And All These Period Historical Playwrights And I Think That I Responded To The Material.