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I don't do a film unless it has a sword in it. And if it doesn't have a sword in it, I insist that they have one in the same room to keep me comfortable.

I've done movies with a sword before. But I haven't really been given the full responsibility of something like a Ridley Scott film.

Making movies is both entirely ludicrous and incredibly hard. It's a preposterous way to spend your time. You give up a lot for the privilege of doing it, and one of the things you get are relationships of immense trust that you see forged in situations of immense stress.

I think making a film that you think is good and you believe in is going to be difficult forever.

Making a film, every film, is a big gamble, large or small. The more that you do it, the more you're aware of that.

Making movies is really hard. It's a very complex process, with many, many variables.

I do a film because I like the story and I want to give life to a character - I don't necessarily have to agree with the director.

You may not quite understand the cinematic tricks that go behind the making of a film, but as long as you feel it, I think that's the important thing.

There's two aspects of film crafting that I'm very strict about, and that's how I move my camera and where I cut the film.