You just never know when movies are going to take off or not. The lucky thing about this was that it didnt cost a lot of money, and therefore there wasnt loads of pressure on me. – Sam Mendes
I wanted to keep exploring… Im not about to choose a series of movies in which I can use the same bag of tricks and style that I used in the first film. – Sam Mendes
I dont think of it as a competition – which might surprise you, given the way movies are reported constantly. – Sam Mendes
I want to try and work in different genres with different types of actors, on small movies and big movies. – Sam Mendes
The dubbing of the music and effects is really incredible today. Youre feeling gun shots. I mean, its not the way people say it is, but the gunshot sounds real. And cars sound real. Among the many things in the evolution (of movies) is to make the sound in the movie incredible. Thats what you feel. – Joel Silver