I'm a family man, I have kids, and I go to the movies. And I'm just going to make the kind of movie I want to see.

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

A strong theme is always running through a well-told story.

Sadly, my hobby is what I do for work, so I don't go off and go fishing. I go home and veg, and then I go back to work.

I think in the future we might see things arrive the way Prince announces a concert where a few days before the show he announces it and tickets just go up. You might see that with movies and other things.

Don't give [the audience] four; give them two plus two.

There's a lot of downsides to social media, but one of the nice things is that you can cut through all the BS and go straight to the person and ask them directly. I think that's a wonderful thing. I love talking to people who are true fans or who have a true love of cinema, and so if I can talk to them directly, great.