Filmmakers have to find the right materials to match their [voice].

The whole world makes comic book movies now.

'The Last Airbender' is genetically engineered for me. I love martial arts. I study it. The movie's based on a lot of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy. I was raised Hindu.

I knew the moment it happened, it was a miracle. I could have been kissing her when she threw up. It would have scarred me for life. I may never have recovered.

See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky?

I find it very eerie when somebody is being really polite.

My directing style is long takes. The longer take I can do, the more I can think of not doing it in cuts, the better.