The more you do your homework, the more you're free to be intuitive. But you've got to put the work in.

I don't have anything to prove to anybody, which is a lovely place to be.

I'm pretty busy in my life and I'm very aware of what it takes to direct a movie. It takes a lot out of you; it takes a lot out of the rest of your life, from other people in your life. I don't lie around hungering for that consumption very often.

Basically, I think 21st century conservation is moving toward preserving ecosystems by dealing with the needs of people.

I remember as a kid having the offer of a scholarship, that it was going to be like going to Mars, and deciding to stay in my public school.

I just don't think most of us are aware how much of what we throw away ends up in the ocean, for starters. Plastic bags are among the worst. The US is actually falling behind the curve on that score. China and many other countries have already banned the production and use of thin plastic bags.

The more you can create that magic bubble, that suspension of disbelief, for a while, the better.