The bad guys are not typical, they are not just bad, they are interesting. They might be good or bad.

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.

Victory does not come to cowardsit comes to the brave ones.

You can not be the judge of another's wishes. If you love someone, you must believe that they know what is best for themselves.

Death never pierces the heart so much as when it takes someone we love

At the heart of the impulse to tell stories is a mystery so profound.

A philosopher is a sort of intellectual yokel who gawks at things that sensible people take for granted.

I feel that I have worked my whole life to get to the point where I should have a good understanding of women.

It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life,it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!

What does the frontal cortex do? Gratification postponement, executive function, long-term planning, and impulse control. Basically, it makes you do the harder thing.

I'm not politically vocal. I just want what's best for our country. I want our rights respected and those of my son's.

I work hard and support myself.