Q&A: 'Salt' director Phillip Noyce

After ten years working outside the studio system, Phillip Noyce could be considered the spy movie director who came in from the cold. In the '90s, the Australian-born helmer orchestrated the Jack Ryan tales "Patriot Games" and "Clear and Present Danger," but then retreated to his homeland for such indie features as "Rabbit-Proof Fence" and "The Quiet American." Sony's "Salt," opening Friday, marks his return to both the big-budget action thriller and Angelina Jolie, whom he first directed in 1999's "The Bone Collector."