It's so easy today to get swept up in celebrity fixation and materialism and searching for some validation outside of yourself when we know it's really found within and through meaningful connections with other people.

You only get one world premiere of your directorial debut.

My brothers were the ones who taught me about mythology and storytelling, and showed me how to do stop-motion animation.

You can be moved by an animated film and not by a live action film. There could be great inspiration in and humanity in that animated story.

I think if you get your fifth script made, that's the fast track. But there's no guarantee any of them will get made.

If you do the math, films featuring women are a good investment.

It's always healthy to be taken down a notch, even though it's humbling.