I grew up pretty much prevented from knowing anything from Communist China except that they were the bad guys that stole our country.

3D is quite a lot more advanced in animated movies; for live-action movies we're just taking baby steps, we're just in the beginning.

There's a certain time in the core of making a movie from pre-production to halfway through post-production I don't read any project, my agent will tell people that "he's not reading." And then when I know how the movie's probably gonna work halfway into post-production, I'll come along.

If you try to act, you're going to look like you're acting. So don't act.

Depending on the budget [whether to use 3D on future movies]. I think I prefer 3D to 2D now. Also, because of 3D I have to use a digital camera, which is the way it's going anyway. That still confuses me, a digital camera versus film.

I grew up pretty much prevented from knowing anything from Communist China except that they were the bad guys that stole our country.

After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism.