When you're in the editing room, the dangerous thing is that it becomes like telling a joke again and again and again. Eventually, the joke starts to not be funny. So you have to be careful that you're not throwing the baby out with the bath water.
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.
