I believe you make your day. You make your life. So much of it is all perception, and this is the form that I built for myself. I have to accept it and work within those compounds, and it's up to me.

My main concern is quality and I think there is quality to be found in all categories of filmmaking.

There are no secrets at our house. We tell the kids, 'Mom and Dad are going off to kiss.' They go, 'Eww, gross!' But we demand it.

We are a generation of men raised by women. I'm beginning to wonder if another woman is what we really need.

So much of making movies is about discovery on the day, what you're figuring out. If you know everything going in, then it's not worth doing - it's already done. I'm interested in finding people who I think have a voice - and a very specific voice.

New Orleans has a real spirit. It's the most authentic of all American cities.

I'd like to design something like a city or a museum. I want to do something hands on rather than just play golf which is the sport of the religious right.