RoboCop the first movie was fantastic. But even if there was no movie, the concept of RoboCop is brilliant, first because it lends itself to a lot of social criticism, but also because it poses a question, 'When do you lose your humanity?'

I think the media needs a little criticizing now, as it did in the '80s, don't you?

Well, I'm not that popular with the politicians, I have to say.

We make violent cops, we make violent criminals, and no wonder we have shootouts in slums all of the time.

A film is a living thing. The screenplay is a guideline. You really need to have a good, sound script to know that you have a dramatic structure that's going to work thematically, and to know how one scene will got through another, and to get a sense of character.

Usually I say I have no imagination.

Measurements, observations, descriptions can only be considered scientific when they are independently confirmed by other people.

In Rio de Janeiro, every cop has to make a choice. He either turns dirty, keeps his mouth shut, or goes to war.

You're looking for the best way of shooting it, but sometimes the best way of shooting it is changing the script.

I love the sharpness and political tone of RoboCop and I think that such a film is now urgently needed.