25 Quotes by David Twohy

When you do a studio picture, all the paperwork and legal stuff is already taken care of!

Sometimes, if you leave yourself open, an actor can bring nice nuances to a character.

To come up short when you reach too far is not such a bad thing rather than not to reach at all, right?

In all my science fiction movies, I try to blend the familiar with the futuristic so as not to be too off putting to the audience. There is always something familiar they can grab onto.

There are trappings of science fiction which I kind of embrace, but there are also cliches which I run from.

After I script the movie, I have to storyboard it out, I have to budget it, and I have to understand if I can afford all those visual effects or not.

Theres so much diversity of opinion out there, so ultimately you have to listen to it, put it aside, and make what you want to make.

My hands are already full writing and directing, because that's a full time job. Actually, that's why I don't produce as well, as there's already enough producers.

I'm always coming back with too much footage. Most filmmakers do, but I'm always surprised that it keeps happening to me.