I think that the success of the film is as much about it being something that families could share as anything else.

You can never guess or assume what anyone is going to think.

My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know.

Making movies was more a reaction to not being chosen for sports. Other kids were out there playing at whatever; I was off making something blow up and filming it, or making a mould of my sister's head using alginating plaster.

I don't want to do something that is so inside that only die-hard fans will appreciate.

I love working with the right actor, and if the right actor happens to be unknown, that should be allowed, too, I think.

Don't sell your story, just tell your story.