Timing in life is everything.

If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that right away, and it would destroy my credibility.

I think people in Hollywood are afraid of sentiment because they think audiences will reject it.

Shakespeare wrote great plays that we're still watching all these years later. Charlie Chaplin made great comedies and they are still as funny today as they ever were.

Polar Express is not an attempt to do animation. It is a technology-based film.

NBC anchor Brian Williams is a standup comic in disguise.

Everyone is looking for the sure thing. They are looking to hedge their bet. They think the way to do that is to go with a proven quantity, a remake of something you have already seen. That is their mindset.