Years later I made a movie with Wayne Newton, who has Arabians.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I made the film to bring the story of Islam, the story of 700 million of people, to the West.
There's enough of a willingness in the West to do sympathetic movies about Arab roles.
We were in the Arabian Desert for nine months. And I was having the time of my life. It could have been an archeological expedition, a military expedition.
I love 'Lawrence of Arabia,' big sweeping films. I want my films to feel that way, to be on a big canvas.
I haven't done an international film for a long time.
My first British film was Gurinder Chadha's 'Bend It Like Beckham,' which was a huge international success.
The first movie I appeared in was Carry On Cowboy, though not as an actor. I was just riding horses.
I've done quite a few big American films.
It never crossed my mind to make a film about Muhammad Ali or the Queen or any of them! They just come out of the blue.
Sergio Leone was a big influence on me because of the spaghetti westerns.