Every day you make mistakes. And the key to making mistakes is first you have to make them, which means you're in the game. So don't be afraid of getting in the game.

I think I'm a great organizer. Not that I'm organized, but I'm a great organizer of other people.

You have to start at the very bottom and you've got to do every job. I did that so I could understand what everybody does. I didn't become this huge producer overnight. It took many, many years.

Definitely, it's a fear of failure that drives me.

Well, I feel that we're kind of fortunate that this book gives the whole world a lesson in economics and how to get out of the mess that we're all in. It's basic message is to try and stop spending as much and try to release some of your assets to pay off your debt.

Casting is so important, with any film you do. You have to get actors that you believe will fulfill the promise of the characters that are on the page.

Because you can't do anything halfway, you've got to go all the way in anything you do.