I happen to like vampires more than zombies.

Now more than ever we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand how we see the world, and cinema is the best medium for doing this.

Basically, you make another movie, and another, and hopefully you feel good about every picture you make. And you say, 'My name is on that. I did that. It's OK.' But don't get me wrong, I still get excited by it all. That, I hope, will never disappear.

The creation of the island, or the impression of the island, as it changes in the mind of the character also came in to play... there was another very important collaborator, Rob Legato, on special visual effects. And then ultimately there's Thelma Schoonmaker, who keeps me focused during the editing of the picture.

I'm very phobic about flying, but I'm also drawn to it.

Any film, or to me any creative endeavour, no matter who you're working with, is, in many cases, a wonderful experience.

The problem with anger is that it's so consuming. You've got to take it easy on yourself at a certain point.