I Like Films That Are

I Think Musicians Oftentimes Have The Right Skill Set To Be Good Actors. And With Rihanna, I Noticed Her And Knew Of Her Obviously, And Was Very Taken With Her Charisma And Her Confidence.

People Know I Love To Shoot Action And That I'm Not Afraid Of Emotion.

I Did Not Want 'battleship' To Be Perceived As An American War Film. I Wanted To Do Everything I Could To Make The Film Accessible To A Global Audience. It Felt Like Bringing An Alien Component To The Film Would Help Take The American Jingoism Out Of It.

Working With Composers Often Is A Really Frustrating Experience Because You Speak A Different Language And, Oftentimes, They Take Two Or Three Jobs, At The Same Time. They're Difficult And Pretentious And They're Tormented Artists.

Hollywood Is Not Stupid, Contrary To Popular Belief; It's Really A Lot Of Intelligent People Trying To Figure Things Out.