I think there are a lot more relationship scenes in my movies that people tend to overlook. A lot of scenes really feel real and are about the characters.

One of the most amazing locations I've ever been is the top of the volcano in Tanzania, Africa. It's an actual volcano where you really have this lava every day.

Angelina wanted to make sure that any fighting in the movie would be comparable to any male actor. Everything from stick fighting to horse riding was real to her.

I had a very strong-willed mother, who I totally adored. She was always in control of her life.

I think the audience would like to see movies that are stunning to watch. I really think they'd like to see spectacles.

We're all complex human beings, and if some of that complexity shows through, I think it's advantageous for the movie.

It's always an enormous pressure when you do a sequel. The demands are so high, and it's expensive.

I really believe action will always be there and will never disappear.

As a director, you try to find what is creative.

This film, Tomb Raider 2, is a big challenge. It's quite exhausting.

Summer movies are spectacles; that's what you pay 10 dollars to see. You want to get teased by effects sometimes. I think that will never stop.

Let us have peace.

Only stupid people are changed by success.

Cocaine is yucky. I did it once: I was at a party; I was bored. I was like, 'Alright, I'll do a line.' Then I was just bored longer.

Your mind is a magnet. You don't attract what you need or what you want; you attract who you are. And I love who I am!

the important thing is not what we (look) like,but the role we play in our best friend's life.

I never thought I'd play soccer past high school, so to go from that team to actually being most-capped and three World Cups is pretty special.

The Arabs will have to go, but one needs an opportune moment for making it happen, such as a war.

I never have kids in movies or in TV shows.

Sport, which mimics the language and emotional intensity of war but eliminates the fatal destruction, may be a form of redemption.

I am proud to be part of a species where a subset of its members willingly put their lives at risk to push the boundaries of our existence.