Soon I learned that the worse the puns and jokes, the funnier they could be, if you knew how to deliver them.

Every technology that comes into filmmaking is first a gimmick. Think about sound with 'The Jazz Singer' or the first colour or surround sound - it takes a while for filmmakers to understand how to use it.

Humor is the easiest to achieve; the 'heart' is always the toughest, because you can't tell people to feel a certain way.

The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.

I always loved the idea of a spy movie and part of it came from my personal love of spy movies. It started when I was growing up as a little kid in the 60s.

I have this saying. Quality is the best business plan. I believe so strongly in that.

People have a real love of looking at small worlds - something inside them is innately attracted to that 'miniature' realm.