I was very limited in what I could do with flying saucers, because they're just a metal disc. I had to try and put character in as if they were intelligently guided.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When I set out to write 'Sanctus,' all I wanted to do was craft a piece of high quality entertainment.
If you learn the craft, you can make a movie and get by with tricks.
When you see a fly flitting around your hair or your potato salad, you might see an annoyance. But in my lab, you really see a marvelous machine: arguably the most sophisticated flying device on the planet.
How was I going to make a man fly? How was I going to convince the public that an actor could fly?
Gliders, sail planes, they're wonderful flying machines. It's the closest you can come to being a bird.
I've had the opportunity to do a wide range of stuff, a lot of different characters and they've all had their own kind of thing.
In terms of the pilot, you have to introduce a lot of characters in a very short period of time, and you have to paint with slightly broad brush strokes because you just need to give an audience an idea of who these people might be.
I don't want to get pigeon-holed into a certain kind of character. I love action roles and the hero, but I want to keep trying something new.
People who believe in flying saucers are the scrapings from the bottom.
I don't believe you just create a character out of thin air, there's always something of yourself you bring.