A word on 'Kingdom of Heaven:' if you get the four-disc set, which is 3 hr. 8 min., you'll see why it's such a good movie. It was a real passion project, and it's the film I'm most proud of. I think it was treated incredibly unfairly.

Your landscape in a western is one of the most important characters the film has. The best westerns are about man against his own landscape.

I've gradually realised that what I do best is universes. And I shouldn't be afraid of that.

I've got many letters from Muslim organizations thanking me for making 'Kingdom of Heaven.'

I'm a yarn teller. My job is to engage you as much as I can and as often as I can.