Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay small acts of kindness and love.

When you're casting a movie and when you're shooting a film, the eyes are the most important feature of any performer, really. Any great actor literally knows exactly how to use their eyes, and even as a filmmaker I love shooting huge close-ups because it's those eyes that mean so much to me.

I adore physical miniatures and try to use them as much as I can and have a bit of a fetish about that.

In an ideal world the script is written lean and tight and therefore there are no scenes left on the cuttring room floor and therefore no extended edition.

Film is such a powerful medium. It's like a weapon and I think you have a duty to self-censor.

The only thing about 3-D is the dullness of the image.

He who must search a haystack for a needle is likely to end up with the attitude that the needle is not worth the search.