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" The digital and theatrical markets are two different marketplaces. "

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" The great attraction to 'American Gangster' is these two great characters who are absolute paradoxes within their own sphere. "

" If 'formulaic' is somebody who is unlikely to succeed starting down a process and succeeding - then isn't that what most films are about? And art films are about people who aren't likely to succeed and then don't succeed. "

" You could have ten scientists in this room. You could ask them all: 'Who's religious?' About three to four will put their hands up. "

" The great film editor is not a cutter, he's a storyteller, right? "

" On rare occasions, Dad used to reminisce about when he met Eisenhower and how Churchill would pop in, in the late hours of the evening or night, carrying a cigar, when he'd obviously had a good dinner. "

" There's some politicians who still seriously believe that we haven't got global warming. "

" I watch a lot of 'National Geographic.' "

National Geographic

" Do what you haven't done is the key, I think. "

" I'm used to very strong women because my mother was particularly strong, and my father was away all the time. My mother was a big part of bringing up three boys, so I was fully versed in the strength of a powerful woman, and accepted that as the status quo. "

" I'm a reader. I found out that, whether you're a studio head or a director, you must read your own material. You can't rely on readers. "

" You just don't know when you get all the paint across the canvas how it will turn out. When you step back after you've finished, you say, 'This one is not so good. This one is good.' "

" For 'Prometheus,' I came back to a very simple question that haunted me that appears in the first 'Alien,' and no one answered in subsequent Alien films: who was the 'Space Jockey' - the big guy in the seat? If you really go into that, it becomes the basis for a pretty interesting story. "

" I was always amazed about how much I could finally squeeze into a thirty second commercial. "

" Conscience, the power of conscience, can unearth all kinds of things. "

" Perhaps because of my background as a graphic designer, I'm drawn to rich and beautiful colors. "

" Audiences are smarter than ever; they know if filmmakers cheat an environment. "

" As soon as you're at the higher levels of budgeting, you've got to get the film made, and the only way to support the film is to have actors who can support the budget. "

" Everyone is tearing each other apart in the name of their personal god. And the irony is, by definition, they're probably worshiping the same god. "

" Doing science fiction at a high level is tricky. It's really tricky. "

Science Fiction

" I was one of those kids who tended to stay in on Saturday nights. My mother used to come and say, 'Why don't you go to the dance with the boys?' And I'm going, 'No, I'm perfectly happy.' I think my parents thought I was definitely weird. "

" I tend to watch a lot of lower-budget movies to find out what's doing down there and find out who's coming up. "

" I want to return to the epic idea of the grand, big Western, in the sense that 'The Searchers' was. "

" I don't ever blink, honestly. "

" When you're at a certain point in your time - age, that is, when you're older - you start to realize that, actually, what you leave behind you does count, and so you start to become fundamentally aware of your own destiny, which sounds very grand. It's not grand at all, actually. "

" I'm fundamentally a positive person. Otherwise, I wouldn't be doing some of the insane movies that I do. "

" I am in a constant stage of development. "

" If you believe, you believe; if you're faithful, you're faithful. I don't care what your religion is. The same if you're agnostic. That should be accepted, too. "

" I made the mistake of saying I was an atheist at one point, when I was doing 'Kingdom of Heaven.' "

" The hardest single thing you do is get the bloody screenplay right. "

" And I maintain good relationships with all the studios so I've never been bullied into any cut, frankly. "