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I'm a big gamer.
I'm a big 3-D convert.
I saw 'Spacehunter 3-D.' It gave me a headache.
I've always seen myself as a populist filmmaker.
'Pompeii' is definitely a passion project for me.
'Pompeii' is kind of a lifelong obsession for me.
For 'Monster Hunter,' we needed insane landscapes.
I love 'Death Race.' It's one of my favorite films.
I've been obsessed with Romans since I was a child.
No one rocks a heavy machine gun like Michelle Rodriguez.
Being British, you see a lot of Australian movies and TV shows.
I'm definitely of a generation that's very influenced by videogames.
When you make people a lot of money, it gives you leverage in Hollywood.
True 3D is, you have to kind of originate the images in three dimensions.
I'm staying in my wheelhouse, not making any romantic comedies in a hurry.
'Predator,' you know, was John McTiernan absolutely at the top of his game.
Oh, yeah. A big part of my job is drinking martinis when I work in advertising.
I really believe in 3-D. I really think it is the wave of the future for cinema.
I very much see 'Resident Evil' as my franchise that I kicked, screaming, into life.
'Aliens' was a brilliant movie, but you still wanted to see the Alien come to Earth.
Recently, I've been loving Monster Hunter! A film conversion is currently in planning.
Pompeii was an incredibly corrupt city. Pompeii was the Las Vegas of the Roman Empire.
When I was a kid, every field trip was to some Roman fort because it was cheap and free.
Apocalyptic movies tend to thrive when people are concerned about the state of the world.
I think 3-D across the board both in a home format and cinema is, it's going to be very big.
One of the strengths of the 'Resident Evil' game franchise is that they keep changing it up.
I guess the way I shoot things is slightly influenced by the way videogames are cut and shot.
A pleased audience member is a pleased audience member, whether they're in New York or Mumbai.
One of my favorite countries in the world is Japan, and I've spent a huge amount of time there.
When you're writing, it's a very solitary job. It's you and your word processor and a cup of tea.
If you work with any new technology, you have to expect that it's going to be a little problematic.
The idea of being able to polish something for nine months - it's the perfect way to hone your film.
I think one of the joys of disaster movies is not knowing who's going to live and who's going to die.
People see my films, and they cheer and they clap, and they are the kind of movies I like to see myself.
Tolkien was influenced by South Africa when he was writing 'Lord of the Rings.' It's really epic scenery.
'AVP' is not trying to be 'Alien' or 'Aliens,' and it's not trying to be 'Predator.' Those are genius movies.
You can't just shoot your way out of every scenario in 'Resident Evil' games. You have to use your intelligence.
I had this movie, Death Race, that was a passion project for me that I'd had in development for almost ten years.
I think for the disaster to work and the drama to work, you really need to feel like you're really in that world.
When people see what real 3D looks like, they'll go, "Oh, that's why I spend an extra $5 a cinema ticket. That's worth it!"
A modern audience is capable of processing just so much information because they're used to visual media that's on overload.
I think 'Lost' didn't invent the flashback, obviously. It's been a cinematic tool. It's been around almost as long as cinema has.
Pompeii is taught at schools in England, and, for a young boy, the combination of the Roman Empire and a volcano was irresistible.
3D is obviously not as suited to drama and romantic comedies. But for what I do, I felt that 3D was a very, very appropriate technology.
I don't make films for critics, and I'm not particularly interested in what they have to say, and they don't have a bearing on my audiences.
Honestly, I don't think anyone confuses me with Wes Anderson. He's in his own terrific universe, but not the kind anyone would mistake for mine.
I don't think it would be possible for me to respect people like Ridley Scott or James Cameron more than I already do. They're gods of filmmaking.
I've always - from my very first film, 'Shopping,' which was Jude Law and Sadie Frost, I mean, I've always liked strong women characters in films.
A pivotal moment for me as a filmmaker was when I saw 'Total Recall,' the Arnold Schwarzenegger version, which was the first movie I saw in America.
I grew up in the north of England, in New Castle, which is where Hadrian's Wall starts on the east coast of England and then goes across to the west.