[on why using conventional rigs wouldn't have worked in filming 'Gravity']I think there are two reasons. It would work for a period of time but not for the whole movie because you can see the wire. You can sense it on traditional wiring certainly, but even on a heavily developed one you can just tell what'd going on. There are certain moves you just can't do on a wire rig, the wires just get in the way. But also because Alfonso has very long shots. It couldn't get you a long shot. It would just be impossible to manipulate. Show less «

[on the scenario for 'Gravity'] I didn't actually read it. The first time Alfonso [Cuaron] came in, I don't think he had finished it yet. I just remember sitting by a window at the office while he explained the story for forty-five minutes, feeling exhausted already. And it's amazing thinking back to that, how incredibly close to that it was. I remember thinking that it's a different movie, about a single person alone in space, so I knew it would be a challenging movie at the time. I certainly didn't think you could do it easily - things always comes down to time and money at a point. We could do it, but how? Show less «