When California provides the same value as other locations, I'd gladly shoot all my pictures here.

The core of the movie business remains intact and it's not descending in scope. Studios want movies that are bigger than ever.

We found in 'The Matrix' that people were willing to accept something more. It was a smarter film.

The most effective 3D movies I have ever seen are the animated movies because they are designed.

I've made a lot of stupid action films. But when we made The Matrix, we saw that people wanted more than that.

The idea of a youth-based society that you live in for a certain time and then you no longer live anymore is an interesting idea for a movie, but you need young people that people want to go see.

You know for years before the notion of sequels, actors were the franchise. John Wayne would rarely do sequels, but he kind of played the same guy with a different name in every movie. I have no problem with using actors as franchises. And that's what is fun to do.