I think, visually, ‘Moon’ probably owes more to the first half of ‘Alien’ and ‘Outland’ than it does to ‘2001.’ The character of Gerty is obviously a straight rip-and-riff on HAL. Duncan Jones Read Quote
I was such a big ‘Dirty Dozen,’ ‘Where Eagles Dare,’ ‘A Bridge Too Far’ – all those kinds of movies I loved. Duncan Jones Read Quote
Terry Gilliam, he’s a really interesting and amazing film maker, and when he gets it right, it’s really powerful stuff. Duncan Jones Read Quote
I’m not the guy who does slo-mo, or I’m not the guy who does splashing rain or doves flying or anything; that’s not me. Every film, I try and make it the way I see it in my head, and it really just depends on the script and the people I’m working with or whatever interests me at that particular time. Duncan Jones Read Quote
J. G. Ballard is just an example of the writers I like. Philip K. Dick is obviously one of them. I’m a big fan of William Gibson as well. He started cyberpunk with ‘Neuromancer.’ I’ve come to know him a little bit over Twitter, of all places, and I was always a huge fan of his. It’s very cool to know he even knows I exist. Duncan Jones Read Quote
I think one of the biggest jobs of being a director is getting the casting right. Duncan Jones Read Quote
