The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a story, actors, music, and camera design. When it works it can entertain, move people and teach us all.

Be really good with budgets because they keep getting smaller.

I love Johnny (Depp). A lot of the stuff I've done for him stands out for me just because of the relationship and who he is.

Every project starts with a story.

Chicago is partly a fairy tale because it's inside one person's head, so that part of it's made up and the rest of it is reality.

As a designer, you have to solve a lot of problems. Even though people are wearing clothes that are supposed to look beautiful, they'll have to do all kinds of things.

I've always loved movies, art and clothes.