The first movies, they just put up a camera and had a train come into a train station, and everybody was amazed. That was sort of all technology.

I've always tried to be aware of what I say in my films, because all of us who make motion pictures are teachers - teachers with very loud voices.

We seemed to be drifting as a society - losing touch with the basic concepts of right and wrong.

A lot of people like to do certain things, but they're not that good at it. Keep going through the things that you like to do, until you find something that you actually seem to be extremely good at. It can be anything.

I wanted to make a kids' film that would strengthen contemporary mythology.

On the Internet, all those same guys that are complaining I made a change are completely changing the movie. I’m saying: ‘Fine. But my movie, with my name on it, that says I did it, needs to be the way I want it.’

Any society begins by realizing that together, by helping each other, you can survive better than if you fight each other and compete with each other.