Back in the old days, there were so many restrictions that hampered your work. I remember that I was constantly having battles with the British Board of film censors about things that today would be considered entirely 'unsexy'.
– J. Lee Thompson
Battle For The Planet Of The Apes', was just a film for kids and didn't have any deep meaning.
– J. Lee Thompson
I even agree with the new digital ways of filmmaking, where you don't even have physical film in the camera, but to be honest, I wouldn't want to use it.
– J. Lee Thompson
Like some of my other movies, 'Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes' is also a very political film, and many critics still consider it even the best of all the Apes movies, because it conveys a series of political viewpoints.