It took me a long time to realize that you have to have a bit of an interlanguage with actors. You have to give them something that they can act with.

I'm certainly not a fan of conversion when you could shoot the movie in 3-D.

Climate change is critical to me because I'm a parent; I feel a sense of responsibility to the future. I'm not going to be around to see its worst effects, which are going to be hitting in the 2030s, '40s, '50s, but my kids will.

What are the lessons learned? Well, I think number one is curiosity. It's the most powerful thing you own. Imagination is a force that can actually manifest a reality. And the respect of your team is more important than all the laurels in the world.

Tread softly upon the earth because the faces of the unborn look up at you.

If you wait until the right time to have a child you'll die childless, and I think film making is very much the same thing. You just have to take the plunge and just start shooting something even if it's bad.

Usually, when you go to a movie, your consciousness floats above the film. 3D sucks you in and makes it a visceral experience.