Even as a kid I was never the generator of humor, but I always knew who was funny, who to hang out with.

If you don't think a film looks good then that is just a reflection of how bad the artist was that was using the paint that is really good.

I was that kind of kid that was going to the movies every weekend, I couldnt get enough of the movies, and now I get to make them. So I kind of have a one-track mind.

No one's going to see my mistakes; I just need the safety of these mistakes to lead me to the right answers.

A major threshold is passed when you mature enough to acknowledge what drives you, and to take the wheel and steer it.

I've been a fan of movies longer than anything else. One thing I learned a long time ago is that you can't translate a book literally to the screen. It won't work because it's a different medium. And it would be the same in reverse.

I've always felt you unearth story, like you're on an archeological dig.