We always feel safest, I think, around the most dangerous person who's on your side, more than the nice good person who's on your side.

You're often trying to fix a script by shooting it.

Magic has a spiritual element, and is considered very important and of value, and magicians have always been a little bit silly, so if you're going to portray a modern day magician, there's gotta be a little silliness.

It's an ongoing process, in the script, on the set and in the editing room, to make sure you are being true to the emotion of the film without turning it into a melodrama, and making sure you're getting all the laughs you can without it turning into just some stupid comedy.

It's so much harder to recreate something than it is to shoot at the actual place. It's not without its problems. You've got a lot of bystanders and security issues, but it's always a lot easier and a lot more fun to shoot at the actual location.

You'll never meet a nicer person, let alone a nicer actress, than Mary Steenburgen.

You're just always looking for something new. That's why a lot of people bounce between TV and movies. You have the ability to try something else.