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