It's how you tell the story that makes it new. That's what artists do. They let us look at the world from a different perspective. They let us look at birds in a way that makes us never see birds again in the same way. That's why I don't think computers are healthy for kids. They're too literal. You pop a button and a bluebird comes out. You pop another button and you can take the color blue and shove it into the outline of the bluebird.
Julie TaymorI believe that if you really have a strong idea, you can say, "What do you think? Let's see how my idea plays off yours."
Julie TaymorI've had male executives say that my lead character was unlikable because she slept with a lot of guys.
Julie Taymor