Our story is a 'once upon a time', but it's not a 'happy…

I cast very much from the gut, and I think I was very lucky to be able to get... many amazing international... people that…

— Rupert Sanders

I think whenever you cast someone, someone's going to be critical about it.

— Rupert Sanders

I'm influenced by a lot of filmmakers; I like English filmmakers because I feel a kin to them.

— Rupert Sanders

To me there's very few actresses who've had twenty years experience who have that cyberpunk aesthetic already baked in. Scarlett Johansson comes from such…

— Rupert Sanders

Trying to ground everything in reality was the most important thing to me.

— Rupert Sanders

To trust so much in our devices and sync everyone's device up - we tell people where we are, what we buy and where…

— Rupert Sanders

Well, I wasnt just kind of standing in a queue at McDonalds and someone sat down and said, Youre the director of a $100…

— Rupert Sanders

I think Kristen is incredibly brave. She played such a good version Bella Swan, people think Kristen Stewart is Bella Swan. She's not, you…

— Rupert Sanders

I read every screenplay that was being sent to the other directors. None were being sent to me, but I was reading what others…

— Rupert Sanders

Once you know the world you know how your character fits into it.

— Rupert Sanders

I think that 'Halo' is a hard property because they don't need to make a film. They make far more money out of the…

— Rupert Sanders

So when it was my turn to start developing projects, I knew the writers I wanted to work with, and I had met every…

— Rupert Sanders

I think you can get away with being a bit more political in science fiction.

— Rupert Sanders

I mean, you know, sometimes, yeah, you wish for something and you don't get quite what you wish for. But you get something bigger…

— Rupert Sanders

To me, casting is all about finding a character within the actor off the screen as much as on the screen.

— Rupert Sanders