I really do believe that if you don't challenge yourself and risk failing, that it's not interesting.
Julie TaymorWe're really having a problem right now in our culture. I haven't seen one movie lately in which the story and visuals have been equally good.
Julie TaymorI've never been a puppeteer, I conceive and I write and I design and I direct. And not just puppets. I direct actors, I direct dancers, I direct singers, I direct films. I also direct puppeteers. I'm really a theatre maker, but there's not a word for that.
Julie TaymorAmericans are attracted to the dark side. But which movies should be allowed to be violent and show that dark side, and which should not? I don't believe in censorship, but I do think there are horrible movies that are bad for you.
Julie Taymor