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'Alien' is a landmark. One of the really good science-fiction films.

I don't like alien films where you don't get to see the aliens.

'Alien' is a C film elevated to an A film, honestly, by it being well done and a great monster. If it hadn't had that great monster, even with a wonderful cast, it wouldn't have been as good, I don't think.

Normally I avoid movies where the aliens look like humans. It's cheesy.

I don't think there have been many alien movies where the actors have actually seen the aliens.

'Alien' is one of my all-time favorite horror films - that has a great monster.

But it is a delightful challenge to try to depict interesting aliens.

Stephen Hawking's been watching too many Hollywood movies. I think the only kind aliens in Hollywood are the ones created by Steven Spielberg - 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' and 'E.T.,' for example. All other aliens are trying to suck our brains out.

'The Watch' is first and foremost a comedy, but since I got to shoot the film using elements from the sci-fi genre, I wanted to make sure the alien didn't look goofy. I got to make a real alien that looks dangerous. That was a big plus for me because I got to do something really fun and cool.

You know that you're part of a Spielberg production when you've got some aliens involved, but you really know when you're sitting there at a table read, and they say, 'Steven really wanted it this way.'