I was always looking to be entertained. We lead such full lives and a lot of us don't lead very pleasant lives and don't like what we do... My dad worked his whole life as a salesman and that wasn't what he really wanted to do. He looked forward to two weeks vacation every year and he used to say to me, 'Whatever you do, make sure you do something you really like so you don't just have your vacation to look forward to.' And I love movies.

It's important to stand up for your work - otherwise somebody else will step in and say they did it.

And yes, it is harder to make movies because budgets are getting smaller, and the companies stocks are down. The only good news on the horizon is that box office has been up by something like 23% from last year, which is great for us. It's still the cheapest form of entertainment.

I like to make pictures about people who make a difference.

Any time you can create something that gets to a large audience is fantastic. And television still gets you to a huge audience.

I love taking you inside a world that you're not apart of and showing how actually works.

The whole world has changed after September 11th.