Film Involvement Quotes

I would not think twice about being part of any incarnation of the 'X-Men' films.

My connection to 'Aquaman' came out through the Sony hack. It had no relationship to reality. I was not on that film. I was not hired to work on that film. I had been talking to Warner Bros. about it.

I definitely used to dream of sitting in the movie theatre watching the 'Star Wars' credits come up knowing I was part of one of those films.

I think it's better to be involved in one or two movies a year.

I mean, I really liked those guys and the experience of doing Raiders was really good for me, but I did not really want to be involved - I only did Jedi, as I really owed George a favor.

There was no way I could not do 'Finding Dory.'

Even as an actor, much before I turned director or producer, I was somebody who was very involved with every film I was doing. I would pretty much be a part of a project from the time they toss the ball to the marketing. It's very simple.

Getting involved with 'Black 47' was like getting involved with 'Dunkirk' for me. I learned a lot. But 'Black 47' was my own history from my own country.

Raze' is a horror/action film and they asked me to get involved when it was just in the developmental stage - they also brought be on board as one of the producers and that is really what drew me to it.

I played a very small role in 'Attakathi.'

I started a novel right before 'The Imitation Game,' so it's funny now, four years later, to be coming almost back to finishing it.

If the opportunity came my way, if somebody wanted me to look over a script or sit in a room in sort of like a brainstorming session... I would certainly be open for that.

Every film I do, I'm involved with from the very conception of the project.

I would've given my right arm to do something on the 'Ray' film, the movie about Ray Charles.

I've been on sets my whole life.

I am open to doing cinema as long as I find the script right.

On 'Darjeeling,' I was on set every day and I acted as the second unit director and a producer on that film. I was there throughout the whole process. On 'Moonrise Kingdom,' I showed up for one day.

If a film project were available and the timing was right, I might be interested.

I can't be in a film that I wouldn't like to watch as audience.

It's important to be a part of good films.

I wish I would have had more to do in the film. I hated to get killed so soon.

I've been on so many movies. Generally, I haven't gotten to be on the ground level. As of two years ago, in 'Dear John,' I got to really be on the ground floor. I wasn't a producer. I felt like I put the work in, and I did have a lot of sway on what got fixed, reshoots, so on and so forth. It felt really good.

It takes a lot to be a part of a film and as an artist, I want to be a part of subjects that makes me feel happy and that's become a big priority for me.

I saw 'Starbuck' before I ever knew I would be involved in 'Delivery Man,' but I liked it, and then a couple of months went by, and I really knew I wanted to audition for it when it became available.

I'm a big fan of being scared I like being scared. I like being involved in a film that will make audiences scared, that intrigues me.