Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose.

I Think I've Been Fortunate Enough To Have A Fairly Long Career And Hopefully I'm At The Middle Of It Now. And I Think I'm Starting To Develop A Certain Amount Of Experience And A Certain Amount Of Wisdom About Kind Of What Really Matters And What Doesn't Matter.

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?

I Try To Preload As Little As I Can. I Like To Come To The Set With Minimal Preparation.

The First Movie I Literally Ever Made In My Life Was About Two Guys Playing Stratego With Each Other. I Had All My Friends Dressing Up Like The Military Characters In The Game. So 'battleship' Is Really My Second Board Game Turned Movie!

I Have A Tradition Of Working With Actors, Over And Over Again. I've Worked With Jason Bateman, Over And Over Again. You Get To Know An Actor, And You Get A Certain Trust And A Comfort, And You Become Really Good Friends, And You Feel Like You've Got A Short-hand.