The older you get, the less seriously you take criticism. I've gotten to a point now where I ignore it completely. It's just not relevant to me anymore.

Sound is 50 percent of the movie going experience, and I've always believed audiences are moved and excited by what they hear in my movies at least as much as by what they see.

The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie.

I’m moving away from the business, from the company, from all this kind of stuff.

I'd like to see education play a larger role in our daily lives, have people come to a larger understanding - a "bigger picture" understanding - of how we fit into the world, and how we fit into the universe. Not necessarily thinking of ourselves, but thinking of others.

Teachers are the most important individuals in our society - nothing is as powerful as the human touch in education.

The script is what you`ve dreamed up - this is what it should be. The film is what you end up with.