Modern responses to Cinderella's predicament are interesting. If you're not careful, you'll think, "Well, she's just a big wimp. She should fight for her rights. She should call the government."

All I can say is that with 'The Golden Compass,' I didn't get to make the movie I had planned to make. When I look at the film, at the casting and certain scenes, I'm very happy. As for the final product, I can't vouch for that.

I am a surfer, though quite a poor one.

I often make movies that involve depression or deep holes of sadness, although there are also these other great things in 'New Moon,' like this epic set-piece at the end of the film in Italy.

Don't you get it? It's the end of the world! That's exactly when you fall in love. When else?

People like to be able to identify a brand, and I don't really have one.

Having been dumped so many times in my life, I thought I could sympathize with Bellas character.