Jerry Bruckheimer

We want to create these dramatic situations, whether they are real or not, to entertain audiences.

What I do is try to stay away from the hot subjects.

I like to make pictures about people who make a difference.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.