I know what wanting and craving adventure feels like, I can really relate to that.

There’s something about the good-hearted guy fighting the system. I just love that. That’s how Speed is. He’s a really focused guy with a heart of gold and the corporations are trying to crush him and use him for his skills to make them more money.

I remember when I saw 'The Matrix' when I was 13, I saw it in the theaters, and I was so blown away by it. It was one of the most memorable experiences I definitely ever had in the theater.

A lot of the stuff in 'Speed Racer' has never been done before, from it having a multi-tone, to it having a retro-cool family movie, to having the photo-realism with the CG-backgrounds and infinite focus the way they worked with these digital cameras, to even the color experimentation.

The willingness to keep learning is, I think, the most important thing about trying to be good at anything. You never want to stop learning.

I know what wanting and craving adventure feels like, I can really relate to that.

I'm not a ball in a pinball machine. I know what I want.