One of the most amazing locations I've ever been is the top of the volcano in Tanzania, Africa. It's an actual volcano where you really have this lava every day.

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It's always an enormous pressure when you do a sequel. The demands are so high,...

It's always an enormous pressure when you do a sequel. The demands are so high,...

I think there are a lot more relationship scenes in my movies that people tend...

I think there are a lot more relationship scenes in my movies that people tend...

Lara Croft is such a strong individual, she's very driven, she doesn't need a man,...

Lara Croft is such a strong individual, she's very driven, she doesn't need a man,...

I had a very strong-willed mother, who I totally adored. She was always in control...

I had a very strong-willed mother, who I totally adored. She was always in control...

Angelina wanted to make sure that any fighting in the movie would be comparable to...

Angelina wanted to make sure that any fighting in the movie would be comparable to...

I think what makes a good action film is a story that gets you involved....

I think what makes a good action film is a story that gets you involved....

In regards to The Haunting, people compared it to the old movie, which is unfair....

In regards to The Haunting, people compared it to the old movie, which is unfair....

We are creating a fabulous franchise with an incredible female action hero.

We are creating a fabulous franchise with an incredible female action hero.

The bad guys are not typical; they are not just bad, they are interesting. They...

The bad guys are not typical; they are not just bad, they are interesting. They...

Summer movies are spectacles; that's what you pay 10 dollars to see. You want to...

Summer movies are spectacles; that's what you pay 10 dollars to see. You want to...

The quality of CGI, audiences are now so used to it. They don't know what...

The quality of CGI, audiences are now so used to it. They don't know what...

This film, Tomb Raider 2, is a big challenge. It's quite exhausting.

This film, Tomb Raider 2, is a big challenge. It's quite exhausting.

Being in an area of the planet where scientists believe mankind started is quite amazing.

Being in an area of the planet where scientists believe mankind started is quite amazing.

When I heard about the first Tomb Raider, I was very interested and I would...

When I heard about the first Tomb Raider, I was very interested and I would...

As a director, you try to find what is creative.

As a director, you try to find what is creative.

I really believe action will always be there and will never disappear.

I really believe action will always be there and will never disappear.

We're all complex human beings, and if some of that complexity shows through, I think...

We're all complex human beings, and if some of that complexity shows through, I think...

I want someone that understands me and all of my complexity.

I want someone that understands me and all of my complexity.

There are forms of complexity in all people...Always update your state of mind.

There are forms of complexity in all people...Always update your state of mind.

People tend to complicate their own lives, as if living weren't already complicated enough.

People tend to complicate their own lives, as if living weren't already complicated enough.