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I Wanted To Do A Naval Film And I Flirted With Different Ideas, Most Of Which Ended Up Being Too Intense. So When The Idea Of 'battleship' Was First Suggested, I Was Instantly Drawn To The Challenge - Could I Invent A Movie Around The Idea Of Five Ships Fighting Five Ships?

One Of The Challenges Assembling The Film Was That Gun Fight Went On For Three And A Half Hours And We Obviously Couldn't Spend Three And A Half Hours Of The Film With One Gun Fight. It Was Trying To Figure Out The Balance Of How Much An Audience Could Take Before They Either Became Repulsed Or Desensitized Or Bored Or Just Overwhelmed.

I've Been A Big Believer In Musicians Turned Actor, Going Back To Sinatra Winning The Oscar For 'from Here To Eternity.' David Bowie In 'man Who Fell To Earth,' Kris Kristofferson's Been Great In A Bunch Of Films. Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Mariah Carey, I Thought Was Great In 'precious.

I Don't Like Alien Films Where You Don't Get To See The Aliens.

I've Had Great Success And I've Had Catastrophic Failure. It's Really How You Handle The Rough Stuff That Defines You, I Think.