Drama is drama, and it's really... if it's something small, you put a magnifying glass up to it; if it's something big, you use a wide lens.

The curse is an incredible set of blue balls.

Drama is drama, and it's really... if it's something small, you put a magnifying glass up to it; if it's something big, you use a wide lens.

I just watched so many Westerns as a kid that you end up using archetypes and sort of tropes of that genre, because there's a language there and you can twist it and turn it on its head or play to it or go sideways at any time.

I think my parents gave me a love of learning; from there you set out on your own path.

My respect for animators and animation directors has gone way, way up and it is just not something you can phone in.

I'd like to think that if you find your audience there are still opportunities there to go and tell an original story.