The Snake Kills By Squeezing Very Slowly.

If You Want To Move Through A Virtual Reality It’s Called A Video Game, It’s Been Around Forever.

The Universe Is Like A Giant Bank Vault Lock, Where The Tumblers Are Constantly Moving And Once In A While The Tumblers Line Up And You Have To Listen For The Click. So You Must Be Prepared In That Moment To Step Through The Door.

So My Message Is In Whichever Realm, Be It Going Into Space Or Going Into The Deep Sea, You Have To Balance The Yin And Yang Of Caution And Boldness, Risk Aversion And Risk Taking, Fear And Fearlessness. No Great Accomplishment Takes Place, Whether It Be A Movie Or A Deep Ocean Expedition, Or A Space Mission, Without A Kind Of Dynamic Equipoise Between The Two. Luck Is Not A Factor. Hope Is Not A Strategy. Fear Is Not An Option.

I Pick My Feature Film Battles Very Carefully. They're Going To Be Personal And They're Going To Take A Lot Of My Energy. I'm Not Going To Be Some Big Production Company And Be Jerry Bruckheimer Or Something Like That. It Doesn't Interest Me.

Religions Fulfill Deep-seated Psychological Needs For People, And If You Don't Get It From A Specific Religious Doctrine, You'll Get It From The Kind Of Films I Like To Make. A Film Like The Terminator Is Consciously Meant To Give A Sense Of Empowerment To The Individual.