I think one of the successes of Gladiator is how we manage to turn on a dime the character from one thing to another where you believe he is one thing and he is something very different.

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I knew exactly what to do on Alien, it was funny.

I knew exactly what to do on Alien, it was funny.

People say I pay too much attention to the look of a movie but for...

People say I pay too much attention to the look of a movie but for...

Life isn't black and white. It's a million gray areas, don't you find?

Life isn't black and white. It's a million gray areas, don't you find?

If I have to, I'll go and direct theater and talk till the cows come...

If I have to, I'll go and direct theater and talk till the cows come...

Digital is a different world because you are sitting at home and a hi tech...

Digital is a different world because you are sitting at home and a hi tech...

I do a pretty good job at casting actually.

I do a pretty good job at casting actually.

I watched Someone to Watch Over Me the other night. I thought it was a...

I watched Someone to Watch Over Me the other night. I thought it was a...

Cast is everything.

Cast is everything.

But Gladiator is one of my favourite adventures because I really loved going into the...

But Gladiator is one of my favourite adventures because I really loved going into the...

Politics is very interesting and always leads to conflict.

Politics is very interesting and always leads to conflict.

I think if I'm going to do a science fiction, I'm going to go down...

I think if I'm going to do a science fiction, I'm going to go down...

MPC, Moving Picture Company, they're really excellent, they did the majority of the effects.

MPC, Moving Picture Company, they're really excellent, they did the majority of the effects.

Blade Runner appears regularly, two or three times a year in various shapes and forms...

Blade Runner appears regularly, two or three times a year in various shapes and forms...

I don't ever blink, honestly.

I don't ever blink, honestly.

A hit for me is if I enjoy the movie, if I personally enjoy the...

A hit for me is if I enjoy the movie, if I personally enjoy the...

What you do, is you gradually become more and more experienced, and more and more...

What you do, is you gradually become more and more experienced, and more and more...

Same thing with film, by the time you've finished shooting and you've really been into...

Same thing with film, by the time you've finished shooting and you've really been into...

Do what you haven't done is the key, I think.

Do what you haven't done is the key, I think.

My career seems to be a career of non-specific subjects which are all over the...

My career seems to be a career of non-specific subjects which are all over the...

Blade Runner appears regularly, two or three times a year in various shapes and forms...

Blade Runner appears regularly, two or three times a year in various shapes and forms...