That's Part Of The Policy:

I'm A Moviemaker, Not A Documentarian. I Try To Hit The Truth.

I Think One Of The Successes Of Gladiator Is How We Manage To Turn On A Dime The Character From One Thing To Another Where You Believe He Is One Thing And He Is Something Very Different.

But Gladiator Is One Of My Favourite Adventures Because I Really Loved Going Into The World. I Loved Creating The World To The Degree Where You Could Almost Smell It.

Usually, When Special Effects Get In The Way, It's Because The Story Isn't Strong Enough. If You Don't Start With A Strong Screenplay, It's Easy To Fall Back On Special Effects, Thinking It's Going To Carry You. But It Never Works. It's Just Tiresome.

I'm Not Criticizing Hollywood Because I Work There, I Partly Live There. But I'm Saying This Is The Way It Is, Commerce Is Taking Over Art. Commerce Has Become The Most Important Thing In The Film Industry. Hollywood Is An Industry, It's Not An Art Form, Therefore They Have To Address The Bottom Line. But In A Way It's Sad When You Get A Remake, Isn't It?