Hauv kev hwm ntawm 20 xyoo ntawm kev tso tawm ntawm zaj duab xis "Gladiator" Nws cov neeg ua haujlwm tau qhia ntau yam nyob hauv daim duab. Ntau lub ntsiab lus nyob rau hauv zaj duab xis tau tsim los ntawm kev sib koom tes ntawm tus thawj coj, qhov xwm txheej thiab cov neeg ua yeeb yam. Russell Crowe hais tias:
Kuv feem ntau tau tham txog tua hluav taws: "Thiab cia peb sim ua ib zaj mauv vim uas nws yuav paub tias peb yuav ua dab tsi ua ntej peb pib ua haujlwm."
Ridley nws tus kheej rov qab:
Thaum lub sijhawm ua yeeb yaj kiab ntawm thawj scene, Russell nug: "Kuv yuav hais li cas?" Thiab kuv teb nws tias: "Lawv yuav zaum ntawm cov ceg. Thiab koj saib nws. Qhov no yuav yog koj li ironon - ib lub mis liab ntawm cov noog thiab kev los ntshav, los ntshav. " Nws pom zoo, configures ntawm cov duab no, thiab tom qab ntawd: "Tos, thiab hais tias, Kuv yuav tsum yog dab tsi?" Kuv yog: "Zoo, Kuv tsis paub, sim hais tias" nyob zoo sawv ntxov. "
Tus ua yeeb yam ntawm lub luag haujlwm ntawm Lucillia Connie nielsen tau tshaj tawm nws txoj kev koom tes:
Hauv thawj cov xwm txheej muaj ntau yam tsis raug. Hauv ib qho chaw uas kuv tau tshaj tawm cov lus hais tawm tsam "Tub Ceev Xwm". Thiab kuv nug tias: "Koj puas xav tau kuv hauv cov tub ceev xwm thaum ub"? " Nyob rau hauv ib qho chaw, nws yog hais txog lub tsev khaws puav pheej, tab sis lo lus no ces muaj lub ntsiab lus kiag li.
Cov kws tshaj lij David Franceni cov duab rau cov nqe lus nug, thiab nws tau ua li cas yog tias zaj duab xis tau tsim ncaj qha rau ntawm cov thawj coj thiab cov neeg ua yeeb yam, teb:
Nws yog nyob rau hauv tus ntsuj plig ntawm 60s. Peb zaum thiab pleev xim rau ntawm cov xuab zeb, seb qhov scents yuav zoo li cas. Peb txhua tus muaj haus luam yeeb thiab haus luam yeeb, cov tswv yim thiab cov lus hais. Thiab thaum sawv daws tau mus pw, kuv tau sau cov qauv tshiab ntawm tsab ntawv. Thiab thaum 3 lossis 4 teev sawv ntxov, lawv muab lawv tua pov tseg.