Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals - always funny.

Hollywood has to appeal to the broadest audience, and when it comes to most social and economic issues, America is progressive. Because of that, the messages that are in Hollywood movies tend to be, for instance, pro-environment.

I've gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.

We're always looking for the backbone, the central idea, and once you have that you know everything can circle around it.

I'm just a giant film fan, so I love action movies out of all kinds of movies. As a film geek, it's amazing to be able to shoot this stuff.

There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people's minds.

Creative freedom is a huge carrot.