I was never interested in being powerful or famous. But once I got to film school and learned about movies, I just fell in love with it. I didn't care what kind of movies I made.

The one way the world hasn't changed: teaching is still the most important job.

A film is sort of binary - it either works or it doesn't work. It has nothing to do with how good a job you do. If you bring it up to an adequate level where the audience goes with the movie, then it works, that is all.

I would like to see our society mature, and become more rational and more knowledge-based, less emotion-based.

A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.

After a lot of struggling and sort of reflection I realized that the time you have to give is now, regardless of how old you are.

You don't see the struggle part of a person's life. You only see the success they have.