For some time, I thought Apollo 13 was a failure. I was disappointed I didn't get to land on the moon. But actually, it turned out to be the best thing that could have happened.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The first movie I did that was inspired by true events was 'Apollo 13.'
I watched the moon landing as a boy, and I thought that was the most exciting thing ever, going into space, orbiting Earth and exploring other planets. That looked fantastic.
Landing on the moon was a dream that millions of kids have had for hundreds of years.
Most people never believed in the real possibility of going to the moon, and neither did I until I was in my twenties.
I had as much time to prepare for that moon landing as NASA did, and I still was speechless when it happened. It just was so awe-inspiring to actually be able to see the thing through the television that was a miracle in itself.
I wanted to play the Apollo because I didn't think I was going to be on the earth long.
When I was 12, I saw the Apollo moon landings, and I thought that was really fantastic and exciting and thought, 'That's what I want to do.'
After six successful Apollo flights, including two lunar landings, people were getting bored.
I feel we need to remind the world about the Apollo missions and that we can still do impossible things.
The successful landing on the moon, very probably, is the best story.